[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 248 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 248

   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

                            January 7, 1997

  Mr. Pitts 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Push Poll Disclaimer Act''.

SEC. 2. 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 any 
election for Federal office shall disclose to each respondent to the 
poll the following information:
            ``(1) The person's identity.
            ``(2) The identity of the person sponsoring the poll or 
        paying the expenses associated with the poll.
            ``(3) If during the course of the interview the person 
        provides to the respondent any information relating to a 
        candidate for the election, the source of the information (or, 
        if there is no source, a statement to that effect).''.
    (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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