POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES

Articles and editorials

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pander Gap, S1723 [27MR]

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

Wrong Way on Campaign Finance, S1728 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Political campaigns: 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]

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

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]

Letters

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

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

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]

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]

Press releases

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

Remarks in House

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

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

Political campaigns: 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]

———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]

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]

Remarks in Senate

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

Lobbyists: money spent to influence legislation relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S534 [9FE]

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]

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]

Statements

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

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]