POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES

Amendments

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (S. 2), 14443-14450 [3JN], 15090-15095 [9JN], 15427, 15472-15479 [11JN], 16184, 16185 [16JN], 16864 [19JN], 17024 [23JN], 18205 [30JN], 18568-18576 [1JY], 23562, 23578 [9SE], 23725, 23737 [10SE], 25027 [23SE]

Analyses

Political Campaigns Reform (H.R. 2717), 16772 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Attack on PACs—It's a Smoke Screen That Obscures the Real Corruption, 23167 [7AU]

Campaign Funding Rules in Need of an Overhaul, 16823 [19JN]

Campaign Reform, 14661 [4JN]

Campaign Reform Fraud, 20799 [22JY], 22838 [6AU]

Candidates on Television, 14651, 14655 [4JN]

Closer to the Bone, 16378 [17JN]

Conservative Opportunity Society, 21055 [23JY]

Corporate Angst on Capitol Hill—Democrats Push for a Passel of Pro-Labor Bills, 17026 [23JN]

Curbing the PACs, 15054 [9JN]

Dealing With PAC Problem, 15054 [9JN]

Does the System Want Reform?, 15061 [9JN]

Don't Make Taxpayers Finance Campaigns, Senator McConnell, 22837 [6AU]

Drowning in Money, 15437 [11JN]

Dubious Distinction, 16822 [19JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act, 14851 [5JN], 21960-21992 [3AU]

51 Senators List $1 Million in Aid, 23948 [15SE]

Filibuster and the Smell, 23943 [15SE]

Former Nazi Plans to Fight Symms' Plan To Give PAC Donation to Jewish Groups, 15129 [10JN]

Hedging a Bet, 15053 [9JN]

Heflin, Shelby Praised on Vote, 22836 [6AU]

Individual Voters Losing Their Ability To Participate in Election Campaigns, 929 [7JA]

Its Time Has Come!, 16823 [19JN]

It's Time To Cut PAC Power, Senator Boren, 22837 [6AU]

McConnell, Ford Split on Campaign Financing, 15407 [11JN]

Most Vital Skill in Congress, 14661 [4JN]

Perfuming Money in the Senate, 14978 [9JN]

Political Action Committees Reform (sundry), 14988-15052 [9JN]

Pressler Needs To Support S. 2, 16823 [19JN]

Public Cool to Negative Political Ads, 4305 [26FE]

Raising 1990 Funds and Some Hackles, 23949 [15SE]

Rein in the PAC's, 15053 [9JN]

Small Contributions to Congressional Election Campaigns, 928 [7JA]

State Has Shown Need for Campaign Limits, 16822 [19JN]

Switch Hitters, 7529 [31MR]

Switch-Giving, 15055 [9JN]

U.S. Senate, 18513 [1JY]

What Stirred Their Anti-PAC Passions?, 16124 [16JN]

Bills and resolutions

Elections: limit role (see S. 1759)

Federal Election Campaign Act (see S. 2, 50)

House of Representatives: campaign reform (see H.R. 2717)

Political campaigns: amend Constitution relative to contributions and expenditures (see S.J. Res. 166)

Books

``Campaign Spending Out of Control,'' Center for Responsive Politics, 928 [7JA]

Cloture motions

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (S. 2), 15062 [9JN], 15434, 15444 [11JN], 16129 [16JN], 16377 [17JN], 16378 [17JN], 16818 [19JN], 23181 [7AU], 23732 [10SE]

———close debate on committee substitute, 23950 [15SE]

Court decisions

Buckley v. Valeo: Supreme Court, 22203 [4AU]

Documents

Election Act (1985), 22396 [5AU]

Wisconsin Act (1985), 22396 [5AU]

Explanations

Amendment to S. 2, public financing to candidates whose opponents exceed spending limits, 18513 [1JY]

Hearings

Committee on Rules and Administration: congressional election campaign finance reform (S. 2, 50, 179, 207, 615, 625) (testimony from Senators Byrd, Boren, Simon, Gore, Helms, and Domenici), D115 [5MR]

Committee on Ways and Means: lobbying and political activities of tax-exempt organizations (testimony from Roger Mentz, Lawrence B. Gibbs, and Jennie S. Stathis), D150 [12MR]

———lobbying and political activities of tax-exempt organizations (testimony from public witnesses), D152 [13MR]

Letters

Dept. of Justice views on S. 2 and other Federal Election Campaign Act amendment proposals: John R. Bolton, 14462-14464 [3JN]

Election campaign advertising spots: National Association of Broadcasters, 14985 [9JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: sundry, 14470 [3JN]

Public campaign financing: Barry Goldwater, 14471 [3JN], 15441 [11JN], 23190 [7AU]

———Senator Boren, 15441 [11JN]

Symms gift to Jewish groups draws angry aryan response: Richard Butler, 15129 [10JN]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. 2, Senatorial Election Campaign Act, 7528 [31MR]

Newspapers endorsing S. 2, Senatorial Election Campaign Act, 7528 [31MR]

Organizations supporting S. 2, funding of political campaigns, 14458 [3JN]

Political action committees reform editorials, 15053-15055 [9JN]

Memorandums

Public campaign financing: League of Women Voters, 16118 [16JN]

Motions

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (S. 2), Budget Act waiver, 15444 [11JN]

Press releases

German American National Political Action Committee contribution to Senator Symms campaign effort, 15128 [10JN]

Questions and answers

National Conservative Political Action Committee, Senators Heflin and Humphrey, 28937 [22OC]

Remarks in House

Conservative Opportunity Society: tribute, 21054 [23JY]

Elections: campaign reform (H.R. 2717), 16772 [18JN], 22690 [5AU]

———cost of congressional campaigns, 928 [7JA]

Remarks in Senate

Elections: constitutional amendment on campaign contributions and expenditures (S.J. Res. 21), 3424 [17FE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: enact (S. 2), 7528 [31MR], 7927 [3AP], 14344, 14347, 14348 [2JN], 14442, 14450, 14455 [3JN], 14610, 14639, 14676 [4JN], 14807, 14817, 14831, 14836-14851 [5JN], 14976-15063, 15102 [9JN], 15121, 15122, 15127, 15128, 15130, 15131 [10JN], 15407, 15408, 15420-15445 [11JN], 16098, 16099, 16102, 16107 [16JN], 16365-16380 [17JN], 16603, 16616, 16619-16628, 16633 [18JN], 16816-16818, 16819, 16821-16825, 16864 [19JN], 17025 [23JN], 18512, 18514 [1JY], 19912 [15JY], 21958, 21959, 21992, 21996, 21998-22000, 22005 [3AU], 22197-22205 [4AU], 22388-22404 [5AU], 22832 [6AU], 23154, 23165, 23189 [7AU], 23562 [9SE], 23716, 23725-23733 [10SE], 23941-23951-23952 [15SE], 31235 [6NO]

———enact (S. 2), amendment procedure, 23727 [10SE]

———enact (S. 2), cloture motion, 14851 [5JN]

———enact (S. 2), debate procedure, 23778 [10SE]

———enact (S. 2), motion to proceed to consideration, 16377 [17JN]

———enact (S. 2), star print, 23368 [7AU]

———enact (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, 15435 [11JN], 15445 [11JN]

Informed Electorate Act: enact (S. 593), 4302 [26FE]

Senate: campaign funding matching payments, 15445 [11JN]

———code of conduct (S. Res. 279), 23327, 23366 [7AU], 23543-23545 [9SE]

———code of conduct (S. Res. 279), unanimous-consent agreement, 23536 [9SE]

Reports

Election Costs and the Role of PAC's: Library of Congress, 14665 [4JN]

Independent Expenditures: Committee on Rules and Administration, 14846, 14848 [5JN]

Public Campaign Financing: Watergate Select Committee (excerpt), 16624 [18JN]

Senate Campaign Expenditures, Receipts and Sources of Funds: Library of Congress, 4977-4980 [6MR]

Statements

Aristocracy of the Moneybag: mythical constituent, 22835 [6AU]

Candidates on Television, 14651 [4JN]

———broadcast media, 14652 [4JN]

Congressional Campaign Special Interest Money Not Related to Candidates: Representative Leach, 928 [7JA]

Election Campaign Funding, 14471 [3JN]

———Barry Goldwater, 15420 [11JN]

———Senate Democrats, 21995 [3AU]

———Senator Symms, 14640 [4JN]

Political Action Committees Reform: Senator Byrd, 15061 [9JN]

Political Contributions for Opinions Not Believed: Senator Helms, 15130 [10JN]

Proliferation of PAC's: Senator Mitchell, 14676 [4JN]

Public Financing of Election Campaigns, 16111 [16JN]

———a Senator, 16111 [16JN]

———Harvard University, 16619, 16620, 16624 [18JN]

Studies

Election Finance—An International Perspective: Library of Congress, 23946 [15SE]

Summaries

Boren-Byrd-Exon Compromise Amendment to S. 2, 19912 [15JY]

Tables

Campaign contribution record, 14657 [4JN]

1980 Presidential campaign spending, by date, 22394 [5AU]

1984 Presidential campaign spending, by date, 22394 [5AU]

1984 sources of income for contributions to incumbent Senators, 14465 [3JN]

1986 House and Senate campaign spending, by date, 22394 [5AU]

1986 Senate races—how much they cost, 14461 [3JN]

Telegrams

Election campaign funding: Barry Goldwater, 15420 [11JN]

Testimonies

Campaign Finance Reform: Senator Byrd, 4975-4977 [6MR]

Political Action Committees Reform: William J. Baer (sundry), 15059 [9JN]

Texts of

S. 2, Federal Election Campaign Act, 15131-15133 [10JN], 23173 [7AU]

S. 593, Informed Electorate Act, 4303 [26FE]

S. Res. 279, Senate political action committees code of conduct, 23545 [9SE]

S.J. Res. 166, constitutional amendment on political campaign contributions and expenditures, 16817 [19JN], 22839 [6AU]