[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2075 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2075

   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
   disclosure of certain information by persons conducting polls by 
      telephone during campaigns for election for Federal office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 1997

Mr. Goodlatte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
   disclosure of certain information by persons conducting polls by 
      telephone during campaigns for election for Federal office.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY PERSONS CONDUCTING POLLS DURING 
              FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

  ``disclosure of information by persons conducting polls by telephone

    ``Sec. 323. Any person who conducts a poll by telephone or 
electronic means to interview individuals on opinions relating to an 
election for Federal office and who has interviewed 1,200 respondents 
to the poll shall disclose to each subsequent respondent the identity 
of the person sponsoring the poll or paying the expenses associated 
with the poll, except that if the poll is conducted more than 10 days 
before the date of the election, the person shall only disclose such 
information upon the request of the respondent.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to elections occurring after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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