POLITICAL ETHICS

Addresses

Improving Public Trust in Government: Lee H. Hamilton, E298-E300 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Contributor ``Loophole'' Skirts Campaign Laws, S4771 [8JN]

Counsel Report on Whitewater Expected Soon, S8276 [8SE]

Democracy or Plutocracy? The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, S1777-S1781 [28MR]

Democratic Fund-Raising King Has 26 Million Reasons To Gloat, S4267 [23MY]

Ethics Law Hurts Probe, DOJ Says, S8573 [14SE]

Funneling to Campaigns May Be Widespread, S1735 [27MR]

Gore, Bush, and the Big Lie, S7610 [26JY]

I Did Not Have Leaks With That Newspaper—It's Not About Sex, E1250 [14JY]

Independent Counsel Overkill, S2789 [13AP]

Judging a Judge's Judgment, E142 [15FE]

Justice Dept. Faces Unexpected Roadblocks Due to Ethics Rules, S8572 [14SE]

New Player Enters the Campaign Spending Fray, S4771 [8JN]

New VA-Based 527 Will Target 25 Races—Starts in Idaho, NJ, S4772 [8JN]

Occidental Deal Benefits Gores—Sale of Federal Oil Field Boosts Family Fortune, S7489 [24JY]

Pander Gap, S1723 [27MR]

Political Calculations and Gore's Gulf War Vote, E1458 [13SE]

Reining in Robert Ray, S2789 [13AP]

2000 Campaign—The Money Factor; A Political Voice, Without Strings, S4770 [8JN]

Wrong Way on Campaign Finance, S1728 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see S. 3269), S11537 [14NO] (see H.R. 5645), H12045 [7DE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5674), H12531 [15DE]

FEC: improve enforcement capabilities (see S. 2833), S6121 [29JN]

———require candidates for election to Federal office to report information on the use of Federal aircraft while campaigning (see H.R. 4650), H4336 [13JN]

———study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5680), H12532 [15DE]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit the expenditure of personal funds by candidates for public office (see H.J. Res. 87), H254 [8FE]

———disclosure of information on the financing of campaigns for Federal elections (see H.R. 5507), H10472 [19OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 2269), S1596 [22MR] (see S. 2565), S4014 [16MY] (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4224), H2012 [10AP] (see H.R. 4685), H4591 [15JN] (see H.R. 5596), H11445 [27OC]

———limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents in elections to Congress (see H.R. 5335), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H6051 [13JY]

———require candidates for election for Federal office to report to the FEC information on the sale of personal assets (see H.R. 4989), H7205 [27JY]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H6599 [19JY]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H7991 [21SE]

———exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (see S. 3193), S10411 [12OC]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (H.R. 3688), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H3523 [22MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP] (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN] (see H.R. 4762), H5239 [27JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission: establish (see H.R. 5664), H12094 [14DE]

Voting: establish a commission to develop uniform standards for the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 5672), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5676, 5677), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 5653), H12080 [11DE]

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see S. 3287), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Letters

Campaign ethics reform and contribution limits: Michael C. Munger, S4361 [24MY]

———several college professors, S4361 [24MY]

Committee on Government Reform (House) report on the Dept. of Justice: Barry B. Langberg, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan (law firm), E2208 [15DE]

———C. Boyden Gray, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), E2207 [15DE]

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S1727 [27MR]

———Roger Pilon, Cato Institute, S1727 [27MR]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H5297 [27JN]

———Charles A. Donovan, Family Research Council, H5297 [27JN]

———David N. O'Steen and Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H5296 [27JN]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H5297 [27JN]

———several organizations, H5297 [27JN]

———Susan T. Muskett, Christian Coalition, H5296 [27JN]

Independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities: Senator Levin, S8275 [8SE]

Political organizations' requirement to report information to the IRS: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Brennan Center for Justice, S6042-S6044 [29JN]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S5997 [28JN]

SBA politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election: Senator Bond, Committee on Small Business (Senate), S11229 [27OC]

Unsubstantiated allegations of wrongdoing involving the Clinton Administration: Representative Waxman, E1990 [28OC]

Press releases

DeLay To Oppose McCain Bill—An Attack on Our First Amendment Rights: Representative DeLay, H5286, H5287 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Bakaly, Charles: allegations of releasing information to the media relative to independent counsel investigations, E1250 [14JY]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: receipt of gifts from the Moroccan Government, H6782 [25JY]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, H2126 [12AP], H12528 [15DE]

———evaluation of administration, E1600 [27SE]

———travel expenses, H7221 [6SE]

Committee on Government Reform (House): release of report on the Dept. of Justice, E2207 [15DE]

Congress: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship, H258 [9FE]

Courts: investigation into the assignment of criminal cases involving friends of President Clinton to certain judges, H333 [10FE], E142 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: release of memos relative to fundraising activities during the 1996 Presidential election campaign, H3478 [22MY], H3533 [23MY]

———release of report on abuse of campaign finance laws in 1996 Presidential election campaign, H935, H936 [14MR]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 5674), E2219, E2236 [15DE]

Executive Office of the President: discovery of e-mail messages relative to congressional and Federal criminal investigations, H1001 [15MR], E651 [4MY]

Gore, Vice President: receipt of campaign contributions from entertainment industry, H7741 [19SE]

———Senate vote in Persian Gulf Conflict debate, E1458 [13SE]

Hsia, Maria: conviction for abuses of campaign finance laws, H935 [14MR]

McIntyre, Gail Hanhart: Fresno (CA) Bee and Fresno Business Council Rose Ann Vuich Ethical Leadership Award recipient, E1265 [19JY]

Members of Congress: impact of public statements about criminal allegations, H8444-H8447 [28SE]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (H. Con. Res. 389), E1380 [27JY]

News media: allegations of bias in coverage of Presidential election campaign, H7655 [18SE], H7859 [19SE], H7875 [20SE], H8067 [26SE], H8205 [27SE], H8411 [28SE], H8628 [3OC]

Oak Creek, WI: tribute to Oak Creek High School students involved in fundraising for campaign finance reform, H169 [2FE]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1403 [23MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, H426-H431 [15FE], H539 [29FE], H1176 [22MR], H2020, H2064-H2069 [11AP], H6440 [18JY], H7653 [18SE], H8745 [4OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H169 [2FE], H541-H547 [29FE]

———influence and legality of foreign contributions, H2064 [11AP], H8593 [2OC]

———investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to the transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to the People's Republic of China, H7505 [13SE]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H6440 [18JY]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (H.R. 4621), E1014 [14JN]

———use of White House accommodations for fundraising, H8205 [27SE]

Presidential campaigns: truthfulness, H70 [31JA], H7901, H7906 [20SE], H7969 [21SE], H8744 [4OC], H8814, H8815 [5OC], H9515 [10OC], H9639, H9640 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H9910 [17OC]

Sharpton, Al: affiliation with Democratic Party Presidential candidates and Members of Congress, H635 [2MR]

Shuster, Representative: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) letter of reproval relative to ties to lobbyist Ann M. Eppard, H8849, H8850 [5OC]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, H541-H547 [29FE]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (H.R. 5277), H8064 [26SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (H.R. 3688), E653 [4MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2018, H2020, H2063-H2069 [11AP], H3835-H3837, H3844-H3853 [25MY], H4078-H4081, H4083, H4084 [8JN], H4140, H4161-H4163 [9JN], H4343, H4344, H4345 [14JN], E977 [12JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4168), H1678-H1680 [4AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4717), H5073, H5074 [23JN], H5295 [27JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5282-H5290 [27JN], E1149, E1153 [29JN]

Voting: establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5677), E2228 [15DE]

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (H.R. 5678), E2237 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities, S8274 [8SE]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, S2653-S2655, S2788, S2790 [13AP]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (S. 3269), S11512-S11515, S11517, S11521 [14NO]

Congress: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship, S11767 [14DE]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5654-S5656 [22JN], S5948-S5951, S6004-S6006 [28JN]

———establish ethics standards for prosecutors, S4446-S4449 [25MY], S8571-S8573 [14SE], S9377 [27SE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (S. 1), S11918, S11919 [15DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1722-S1737 [27MR], S1769, S1787-S1790, S1794-S1796 [28MR]

FEC: improve enforcement capabilities (S. 2833), S6143 [29JN]

———study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Gore, Vice President: views on drilling for oil in Colombia versus domestic drilling, S7490 [24JY]

NRA: comments by executive vice president Wayne LaPierre on President Clinton's stance on gun control legislation, S1586 [22MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S102 [26JA], S122 [31JA], S1161, S1162 [6MR], S3011 [27AP], S4353, S4354 [24MY], S4636, S4637 [7JN], S5481 [21JN], S6433, S6435 [11JY], S7647 [26JY], S8042-S8044 [6SE], S9409 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10273 [11OC], S11100 [26OC], S11327, S11328, S11329 [29OC], S11397 [31OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 26), S1165 [6MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2269), S1597 [22MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 2941), S7720 [26JY], S7723 [27JY]

———influence and legality of foreign contributions, S1283, S1296 [8MR]

———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S7610-S7612 [26JY]

Religion: issue of religious faith in politics, S8066 [6SE]

SBA: politicalization relative to plans for an ``SBA Day'' right before the election, S11228 [27OC]

Senate: procedural constraints on amendment process, S777, S778 [24FE], S1161 [6MR], S2892 [26AP], S4067-S4071 [17MY], S4225-S4229 [22MY], S4403-S4405 [25MY], S8798 [20SE], S9338, S9340, S9358, S9363, S9400, S9401 [27SE], S9418, S9443 [28SE], S10767 [19OC], S10886 [23OC]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, S6, S7, S44 [24JA], S102 [26JA]

Taxation: exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (S. 3193), S10417 [12OC]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (S. 2583), S4110-S4114 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4656-S4661 [7JN], S4769-S4775, S4777-S4786, S4808, S4809 [8JN], S4921 [9JN], S5481 [21JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S5994-S6000 [28JN], S6041-S6047 [29JN], S6249 [30JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), unanimous-consent agreement, S5994 [28JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (S. 2742), S5267, S5279 [15JN], S5296 [16JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (S. 2582), S4110-S4114 [17MY]

Reports filed

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4717) (H. Rept. 106-702), H5239 [27JN]

Matter of Representative Shuster: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 106-979), H9907 [16OC]

Statements

Buckley v. Valeo Reconsideration and Overturning: several law and political science professors, S1788-S1790 [28MR]

Conduct of President Clinton: Walker F. Rucker, E1600 [27SE]

Cross-County Walk To Support Campaign Finance Reform: Doris Haddock (Granny D), E277 [9MR]

Testimonies

Political Organizations' Requirement To Report Information to the IRS: James Bopp, Jr., S5998 [28JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4762, require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H5282-H5284 [27JN]

S. 2582, revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status, S4111 [17MY]

S. 2583, require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS, S4111-S4113 [17MY]

S. 3269, Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act, S11513 [14NO]