109 HR 689 IH: First Amendment Restoration Act U.S. House of Representatives 2005-02-09 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 689 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2005 Mr. Bartlett of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Flake, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Otter, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Pence, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cox, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kline, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Linder) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the requirement that persons making disbursements for electioneering communications file reports on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission and the prohibition against the making of disbursements for electioneering communications by corporations and labor organizations, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the First Amendment Restoration Act.

2.

Repeal of Certain Requirements Relating to Electioneering Communications

(a)

Disclosure of Disbursements for Communications

Section 304(f) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8)

Termination of reporting requirement

No person shall be required to file any statement under this subsection with respect to any disbursement made on or after November 6, 2002.. (b)

Prohibition Against Making of Disbursements for Communications by Corporations and Labor Organizations

Section 316 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)(2), by striking or for any applicable electioneering communication; and (2)by striking subsection (c). (c)

Treatment of Coordinated Communications as Contributions

Section 315(a)(7) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(7)) is amended— (1)by striking subparagraph (C); and (2)by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).

3.

Effective Date

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.