3.0.0 1053 2022-02-03T05:35:38Z 2023-01-12T12:55:47Z Senate S S 2005-05-17 109 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Reported original measure 2005-05-17T22:01:17Z Markup by 2005-04-27T22:20:39Z 527 Reform Act of 2006 109 513 HR 2006-04-06 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392. Related bill CRS Companion bill Senate Related bill House 527 Reform Act of 2005 109 271 S 2005-03-08 Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 527 Reform Act of 2006 109 2511 S 2006-06-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6738-6744) Related bill CRS 2005-05-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107. Calendars 2005-05-17 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Lott. Without written report. (text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5321-5323) Committee 2005-05-17 Committee on Rules and Administration. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Lott. Without written report.(text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5321-5323) Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee 2005-05-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-27 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Committee on Rules and Administration ordered to be reported an original measure in lieu of S. 271. Committee L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT N 2005-07-06T04:00:00Z S. 1053, 527 Reform Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/16953 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on April 27, 2005</p> 2005-07-06T04:00:00Z S. 1053, 527 Reform Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16953 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on April 27, 2005 Government Operations and Politics Accounting Administrative procedure Auditing Business and politics Campaign funds Civil actions and liability Commerce Congress Congressional elections Constitutional amendments Constitutional law Corporations Election candidates Federal Election Commission Finance and Financial Sector Fund raising Government paperwork Injunctions Internet Judicial review Labor and Employment Labor unions Law Members of Congress Parties to actions Political action committees Political advertising Political parties Presidential elections Radio in politics Science, Technology, Communications Stockholders Telecommunication rates Television in politics Trade associations Voter registration Voting Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-05-17 Introduced in Senate 2005-06-16T18:47:19Z 527 Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to include in the definition of political committee any applicable 527 organization. (Thus subjects such organizations to the requirements of the Act. A 527 organization, as defined by section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, is an organization, not controlled by or involving a particular candidate for office, whose function is to influence or attempt to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any federal, state, or local public office or office in a political organization, or the election of presidential or vice-presidential electors, whether or not such individual or electors are selected, nominated, elected, or appointed.)

Excludes from the definition of 527 organization certain kinds of committees, clubs, associations, or other groups of persons, unless such a group makes disbursements meeting specified criteria involving candidates for Federal office.

Sets forth rules for allocation and funding for certain expenses relating to Federal and non-Federal activities.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the charges made for the use of any television broadcast station, or by a cable or satellite television service provider, to any legally qualified candidate for public office, or by a national committee of a political party on behalf of such a candidate, in connection with the campaign for such office, from exceeding the lowest charge for pre-emptible use for the same period of time for the same period.

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1978 to exclude communications over the Internet from its coverage.

Increases limits for contributions by persons and multicandidate committees to any candidate, his or her authorized political committee, or other political committee.

Exempts from such contribution limits any transfers from Leadership PACs to national party committees.

Eliminates the number and frequency restrictions on solicitations by corporations and labor organizations.

Increases the threshold amount of contributions any committee, club, association, or other group of persons, or any local committee of a political party must receive in order to be considered a political committee subject to the requirements and restrictions of the Act.

]]> 80 2005-05-17 Reported to Senate without amendment 2006-05-25T19:54:49Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

527 Reform Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to include in the definition of political committee any applicable 527 organization. (Thus subjects such organizations to the requirements of the Act. A 527 organization, as defined by section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, is an organization, not controlled by or involving a particular candidate for office, whose function is to influence or attempt to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any federal, state, or local public office or office in a political organization, or the election of presidential or vice-presidential electors, whether or not such individual or electors are selected, nominated, elected, or appointed.)

Excludes from the definition of 527 organizations certain kinds of committees, clubs, associations, or other groups of persons (excepted organizations), unless such a group makes disbursements aggregating more than $1,000, and meets other specified criteria, with respect to candidates for federal office.

(Sec. 3) Sets forth rules for allocation and funding for certain expenses relating to federal and non-federal activities.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the charges made for the use of any television broadcast station, or by a cable or satellite television service provider, to any legally qualified candidate for public office, or by a national committee of a political party on behalf of such a candidate, in connection with the campaign for such office, from exceeding the lowest charge (at any time during the 365-day period preceding the date of use) for pre-emptible use for the same period of time for the same period.

Provides that, notwithstanding such lowest unit charge requirement, a licensee shall not preempt the use of a broadcasting station by an eligible candidate or political committee of a political party who has purchased and paid for such use, except in circumstances beyond the licensee's control.

Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), during the 45-day period preceding a primary election and the 60-day period preceding a general election, to conduct necessary audits to ensure that each broadcaster concerned to whom this paragraph applies is allocating television broadcast advertising time accordingly.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1978 to exclude communications over the Internet from its coverage.

(Sec. 6) Increases limits for contributions by persons and multicandidate committees (PACs) to any candidate, his or her authorized political committee, or other political committee.

Raises from $5,000 to $7,500 the limit on aggregate contributions by an individual to a committee other than a political committee established and maintained by a State committee of a political party.

Raises the aggregate annual limits on PAC contributions from: (1) $5,000 to $7,500 for contributions to any candidate for federal election and his or her authorized political committees; (2) $15,000 to $25,000 for those to the political committees maintained by a national political party, which are not the authorized political committees of any candidate; and (3) $5,000 to $7,500 for those to any other political committee.

Revises requirements for the indexing of such limits.

Exempts from such contribution limits any transfers from Leadership PACs to national party committees.

Eliminates the number and frequency restrictions on solicitations by corporations and labor organizations.

Increases from $1,000 to $10,000 the threshold amounts of annual aggregate contributions any committee, club, association, or other group of persons, or any local committee of a political party must receive, and expenditures it must make, in order to be considered a political committee subject to the requirements and restrictions of the Act.

Increases from $5,000 to $10,000 the threshold amounts of annual aggregate contributions any local committee of a political party must receive, or exempt payments it may make, in order to be considered a political committee subject to the Act. Increases from $1,000 to $10,000 the threshold amounts of annual aggregate contributions a local committee may make without becoming subject to the Act.

(Sec. 9) Makes special rules for actions brought to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act. Grants Members of Congress the right to intervene in such actions or bring actions themselves for declaratory or injunctive relief.

]]> 527 Reform Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced 527 Reform Act of 2005 Short Titles as Reported to Senate 527 Reform Act of 2005 S Senate Popular Titles 527 Political Groups bill 9 Library of Congress Display Title 527 Reform Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2005-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1053pcs/xml/BILLS-109s1053pcs.xml 2005-05-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.