The law did not regulate total contributions, which encouraged parties and donors to set up multiple committees and make multiple donations, all under $100, to evade the law's limits. Enforcement was left up to Congress, which rarely acted.
The legislation did not impose a cap on total contributions, prompting political parties and contributors to create various committees and make several smaller donations, each under $100, in an effort to bypass the law's limitations. The responsibility for enforcing this law was left to Congress, which infrequently acted.