BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 2356), S2064, S2069, S2090, S2091 [19MR], H285, H286, H295, H296, H297, H305, H306, H308, H309, H310, H311, H313, H315, H316, H317, H318, H319, H320, H323, H324, H325, H326, H327, H328, H330, H331, H332, H333, H335 [12FE], H369, H377, H393, H412, H417, H421, H425, H429, H432, H436, H441, H444, H448, H452, H455, H459, H465 [13FE]
Analyses
Provisions (H.R. 2356), S1992-S1995 [18MR]
———McConnell Technical Amendments, S1529 [5MR]
Articles and editorials
AFL-CIO To Boost Mandatory Donations, Hopes To Spend $35M on November Elections, S2125 [20MR]
Armageddon, S2108 [20MR]
Bush 2000 Adviser Offered To Use Clout To Help Enron, S2107 [20MR]
Campaign Finance Lawyer Loophole, S2127 [20MR]
Campaign ``Reform'' Won't Work, S2113 [20MR]
Campaign Reform—At Last, S2109 [20MR]
Campaign-Finance Smear, S2119 [20MR]
Donations Don't Seem To Change Votes, S2341 [22MR]
*598 Soft Money, Hard Money, Strong Parties, E263-E269 [6MR]
Gaggers and Gag-Making—Hypocrisy Among the Campaign-Finance Reformers, S2119-S2121 [20MR]
House Dems Make Plans To Circumvent Campaign Reform, S2114 [20MR]
It's Not Reform, It's Deception, S2130 [20MR]
Just a Gag? Congress Prepares To Repeal Freedom of Speech, S2126 [20MR]
Just Do It, S2108 [20MR]
Matter of Appearances, S2126 [20MR]
Members Cash in on Kid Contributions, S2146 [20MR]
Minor Loophole—Young Donors Are Increasingly Padding Political Coffers—Officials Fear That Children Are Being Used To Evade Election Laws, S2146-S2148 [20MR]
Natives Slip Through Big Loophole in Campaign Finance, S2127 [20MR]
Not Much ``Reform'' in Campaign Finance Bill, S2113 [20MR]
Now, the Unintended Consequences, S2341 [22MR]
Organized Labor Loophole, S2124 [20MR]
Virtue at Last! (In November), S2125 [20MR]
Why This Lobbyist Backs McCain-Feingold, S2108 [20MR]
With Victories Like These . . . Glaring Inadequacies of Shays-Meehan, S2342 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions
Civil liberties: prohibit abridgement of first amendment rights under campaign finance reform legislation, H413-H417 [13FE]
Enact (H.R. 2356): consideration (see H. Res. 344), H226 [7FE]
———corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 361), H1089 [20MR]
FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (see S.J. Res. 48), S10118 [8OC] (see H.J. Res. 119), H7303 [8OC]
Briefs
Assessing the Impact of a Ban on Soft Money—Party Soft Money Spending in the 2000 Elections: Ray La Raja and Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean, Institute of Governmental Studies and Citizens Research Foundation, E261-E263 [6MR]
Cloture motions
Enact (H.R. 2356), S2002 [18MR], S2111 [20MR]
———motion to proceed, S1840 [13MR]
Court decisions
Buckley v. Valeo Supreme Court decision on political campaign contribution limits (excerpt), S2115 [20MR]
Factsheets
Campaign Finance Reform—Fact & Fiction: Brennan Center for Justice, S2117 [20MR]
Provisions (H.R. 2356): ACLU, S2131 [20MR]
Letters
Provisions: David M. Mason and Bradley A. Smith, FEC, S2340 [22MR]
———David N. O'Steen, National Right to Life Committee and Charles H. Cunningham, NRA, S2128 [20MR]
———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S2131 [20MR]
———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, and Hillary Shelton, NAACP, S2129 [20MR]
———several organizations, S2130 [20MR]
Use of soft money by a political party national committee to pay off debts or obligations: Larry Noble, Center for Responsive Politics, H371, H388 [13FE]
Lists
Congressional staff contributing to passage of H.R. 2356, provisions, S2158, S2159 [20MR]
Memorandums
Provisions: Patton Boggs LLP, H390 [13FE]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 2356), H465 [13FE]
Papers
Soft Money Spending by State Parties—Where Does It Really Go? Ray La Raja and Karen Pogoda, Institute of Governmental Studies and Citizens Research Foundation, E269-E273 [6MR]
Press releases
ACLU Campaign Finance Position Protects Free Speech: ACLU, S2342 [22MR]
ACLU Double Play—New Ad Blasts Workplace Discrimination Against Gays, Shows Flaws in Campaign Finance Legislation: ACLU, S2124 [20MR]
Proposals
Technical amendments to H.R. 2356, provisions, S1529 [5MR]
Remarks in House
American Samoa: ability of U.S. nationals to contribute to political campaigns, E183 [15FE]
Enact (H.R. 2356), H20 [23JA], H57-H59 [24JA], H235, H238, H240-H264, H269-H275, H279, H280 [12FE], H339-H355, H369-H466 [13FE], E175, E176, E178, E181, E183, E184 [15FE]
———consideration (H. Res. 344), H256, H266 [12FE]
———corrections in engrossment, H466 [13FE]
———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 361), H1073, H1074 [20MR]
———motion to recommit, H465 [13FE]
———unanimous-consent agreement, H266 [12FE]
Freedom of speech: eliminate restrictions on the rights of citizens to communicate with elected officials or the general public, H437-H441 [13FE]
Political campaigns: effective date of soft money ban, H402-H404, H452-H455 [13FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits, E1627 [19SE]
———exempt communications pertaining to civil rights and issues affecting minorities from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H426-H429 [13FE]
———exempt communications pertaining to the right to keep and bear arms from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H421-H425 [13FE]
———exempt communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, and senior citizens from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H433-H436 [13FE]
———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, H430-H432 [13FE]
———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to House candidates, H441-H444 [13FE]
———prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H448-H452 [13FE]
———prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, H444-H448 [13FE]
———reduce cost of political advertising on television, H417-H421 [13FE]
———regulation of political action committees' funding of candidate advertisements, H438 [13FE]
———require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate advocacy advertising, H426 [13FE]
———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, H456-H459 [13FE]
Remarks in Senate
Effective date, S2142 [20MR]
Enact (H.R. 2356), S793, S796-S799, S831, S832 [14FE], S1141, S1142, S1222 [26FE], S1260 [27FE], S1991-S1997, S2002 [18MR], S2018 [19MR], S2095-S2161, S2174 [20MR], S2319 [22MR]
———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 361), S2339-S2343 [22MR]
———motion to proceed, S1840, S1841 [13MR]
———motion to proceed—unanimous-consent agreement, S1914, S1915 [14MR]
———unanimous-consent agreement, S2064 [19MR]
———unanimous-consent request, S831 [14FE], S1527-S1530 [5MR], S2037, S2038 [19MR]
Enact (S. 27), S479 [7FE], S699 [13FE]
FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (S.J. Res. 48), S10124-S10129 [8OC]
Political campaigns: conversion of campaign funds to personal use and transfer of excess funds to political parties, S2143 [20MR]
———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, S2142 [20MR]
———modify reporting requirements for independent expenditures, S2143 [20MR]
———option of party committees to make either independent or coordinated expenditures on behalf of candidates, S2144 [20MR]
———prohibit minors from making contributions or donations to a candidate or a political party, S2145, S2146 [20MR]
———prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, S2138 [20MR]
———prohibit State candidates from spending non-Federal money on advertisements that mention Federal candidates, S2142 [20MR]
———reduce cost of political advertising on television, S479 [7FE], S699 [13FE], S797 [14FE]
———regulation of coordinated expenditures by outside groups, S2144 [20MR]
———require candidates to personally appear in television and radio advertisements that mention their opponent to qualify for advertising discounts, S2174 [20MR]
———tribute to organizations supporting passage, S2319 [22MR]
———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, S2143 [20MR]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 2356, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 344) (H. Rept. 107-358), H226 [7FE]
Statements
Ney-Wynn Is the Effective Soft Money Ban: Representative Ney, E261 [6MR]
Summaries
Buying Time 2000—Television Advertising in the 2000 Federal Elections: Brennan Center for Justice, S2118 [20MR]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 361, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2356, provisions, H1073 [20MR]
H. Res. 344, consideration of H.R. 2356, provisions, H256 [12FE]
H.R. 2356, provisions, H355-H364 [13FE]
S.J. Res. 48, disapprove FEC rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions, S10128 [8OC]
Transcripts
Bob Dole 1996 Presidential Campaign Advertisement: Republican National Committee, S2115 [20MR]