[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S3058]
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      By Mr. REID:
  S. 678. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public 
communication; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 678

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

     SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF PUBLIC 
                   COMMUNICATION.

       Paragraph (22) of section 301 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(22)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``Such term shall not 
     include communications over the Internet.''.
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