POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Addresses

Congressional Candidates and the Republican Agenda: Vice President Cheney, S9221-S9223 [25SE]

President Calls on Congress To Act: President Bush, S9394-S9396 [26SE]

Amendments

Elections: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2064, S2069, S2090, S2091 [19MR], H285, H286, H295, H296, H297, H305, H306, H308, H309, H310, H311, H313, H315, H316, H317, H318, H319, H320, H323, H324, H325, H326, H327, H328, H330, H331, H332, H333, H335 [12FE], H369, H377, H393, H412, H417, H421, H425, H429, H432, H436, H441, H444, H448, H452, H455, H459, H465 [13FE]

Analyses

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (H.R. 2356), S1992-S1995 [18MR]

———McConnell Technical Amendments, S1529 [5MR]

Exempt State and Local Political Committees From Certain Notification and Reporting Requirements Applicable to Political Organizations (H.R. 5596), S10781 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

AFL-CIO To Boost Mandatory Donations, Hopes To Spend $35M on November Elections, S2125 [20MR]

Armageddon, S2108 [20MR]

Bush 2000 Adviser Offered To Use Clout To Help Enron, S2107 [20MR]

Campaign Finance Lawyer Loophole, S2127 [20MR]

Campaign ``Reform'' Won't Work, S2113 [20MR]

Campaign Reform—At Last, S2109 [20MR]

Campaign-Finance Smear, S2119 [20MR]

Donations Don't Seem To Change Votes, S2341 [22MR]

*598 Soft Money, Hard Money, Strong Parties, E263-E269 [6MR]

Gaggers and Gag-Making—Hypocrisy Among the Campaign-Finance Reformers, S2119-S2121 [20MR]

House Dems Make Plans To Circumvent Campaign Reform, S2114 [20MR]

Indian Americans Help Unseat U.S. Lawmaker, E1710 [30SE]

It's Not Reform, It's Deception, S2130 [20MR]

Just a Gag? Congress Prepares To Repeal Freedom of Speech, S2126 [20MR]

Just Do It, S2108 [20MR]

Matter of Appearances, S2126 [20MR]

Members Cash in on Kid Contributions, S2146 [20MR]

Minor Loophole—Young Donors Are Increasingly Padding Political Coffers—Officials Fear That Children Are Being Used To Evade Election Laws, S2146-S2148 [20MR]

Mr. O'Keefe, Stick to NASA, S11693 [20NO]

NASA Chief O'Keefe To Join Feeney at Campaign Stop in Cocoa Beach, S11692 [20NO]

NASA Head Stumps for GOP Candidates, S11691 [20NO]

Natives Slip Through Big Loophole in Campaign Finance, S2127 [20MR]

Not Much ``Reform'' in Campaign Finance Bill, S2113 [20MR]

Not the People's Choice, S3425-S3427 [25AP]

Now, the Unintended Consequences, S2341 [22MR]

Organized Labor Loophole, S2124 [20MR]

Plane Trouble Cancels NASA Town Meeting, S11692 [20NO]

Virtue at Last! (In November), S2125 [20MR]

Why This Lobbyist Backs McCain-Feingold, S2108 [20MR]

With Victories Like These . . . Glaring Inadequacies of Shays-Meehan, S2342 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: allow members of the Armed Forces to fully participate in Federal elections in American Samoa by providing that the office of Delegate shall be elected by a plurality (see H.R. 4838), H3036 [23MY]

Civil liberties: prohibit abridgement of first amendment rights under campaign finance reform legislation, H413-H417 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel to investigate and report on campaign contributions made to the Democratic National Committee from the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 306), H78 [24JA]

———appoint an independent counsel to investigate and report on campaign donations made to federally elected officials by Enron Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 307), H78 [24JA]

District of Columbia: eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to provisions of the Hatch Act limiting political activities of employees (see H.R. 4617), H1688 [29AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 33), S1421 [4MR]

———disclosure of certain electioneering communications disbursements (see H.R. 3680), H140 [5FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (see H. Res. 344), H226 [7FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 361), H1089 [20MR]

———provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (see S. 3124), S10571 [16OC]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (see S.J. Res. 48), S10118 [8OC] (see H.J. Res. 119), H7303 [8OC]

———establish and administer an escrow account for certain campaign contributions that a political committee intends to return to the contributor (see H.R. 3721), H284 [12FE]

Johnny Michael Spann Patriot Trusts: encourage establishment (see S. 3073), S10117 [8OC]

Labor unions: ensure that dues and fees are used only for collective bargaining purposes and exclusive representation (see H.R. 3632), H78 [24JA]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in Senator Mitch McConnell, et. al. v. FEC, et al., and consolidation cases (see S. Res. 323), S8300 [5SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to congressional candidates (see S. 2825), S7579 [30JY]

———allow only after-tax contributions to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and allow the designation of contributions to a national political party (see H.R. 3709), H227 [7FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see S. 2078), S2413 [9AP] (see H.R. 3993), H1002 [19MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP] (see H.R. 5596), H7892 [10OC]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see S. 2886), S7900 [1AU]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 4980), H3774 [20JN]

Briefs

Assessing the Impact of a Ban on Soft Money—Party Soft Money Spending in the 2000 Elections: Ray La Raja and Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean, Institute of Governmental Studies and Citizens Research Foundation, E261-E263 [6MR]

Cloture motions

Elections: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2002 [18MR], S2111 [20MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), motion to proceed, S1840 [13MR]

Court decisions

Buckley v. Valeo Supreme Court decision on political campaign contribution limits (excerpt), S2115 [20MR]

Descriptions

Exempt State and Local Political Committees From Certain Notification and Reporting Requirements Applicable to Political Organizations (H.R. 5596), H8011 [16OC]

Factsheets

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (H.R. 2356): ACLU, S2131 [20MR]

Campaign Finance Reform—Fact & Fiction: Brennan Center for Justice, S2117 [20MR]

Letters

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: David M. Mason and Bradley A. Smith, FEC, S2340 [22MR]

———David N. O'Steen, National Right to Life Committee and Charles H. Cunningham, NRA, S2128 [20MR]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S2131 [20MR]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, and Hillary Shelton, NAACP, S2129 [20MR]

———several organizations, S2130 [20MR]

Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act: D. James Kennedy, Coral Ridge Ministries, H6246 [12SE]

———Daniel Lapin, Toward Tradition (organization), H6246 [12SE]

———Floyd H. Flake, H6246 [12SE]

———James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H6246 [12SE]

———Raymond L. Flynn, H6247 [12SE]

———Richard D. Land, Southern Baptist Convention, H6247 [12SE]

Texas legislature candidacy of Ronald H. Clark subsequent to confirmation as district judge: Senators Schumer and Kennedy, S10346 [10OC]

Use of soft money by a political party national committee to pay off debts or obligations: Larry Noble, Center for Responsive Politics, H371, H388 [13FE]

Memorandums

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: Patton Boggs LLP, H390 [13FE]

Effectively Defending Our Homeland at Stake! Republican National Committee, S9398 [26SE]

Motions

Elections: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H465 [13FE]

Notices

Federal Election Campaign Act: year end report mailing and filing date, S108 [24JA], S10231 [9OC]

Papers

Soft Money Spending by State Parties—Where Does It Really Go? Ray La Raja and Karen Pogoda, Institute of Governmental Studies and Citizens Research Foundation, E269-E273 [6MR]

Press releases

ACLU Campaign Finance Position Protects Free Speech: ACLU, S2342 [22MR]

ACLU Double Play—New Ad Blasts Workplace Discrimination Against Gays, Shows Flaws in Campaign Finance Legislation: ACLU, S2124 [20MR]

Proposals

Technical amendments to H.R. 2356, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, S1529 [5MR]

Remarks in House

Advertising: exempt communications pertaining to civil rights and issues affecting minorities from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H426-H429 [13FE]

———exempt communications pertaining to the right to keep and bear arms from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H421-H425 [13FE]

———exempt communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, and senior citizens from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H433-H436 [13FE]

———regulation of political action committees' funding of candidate advertisements, H438 [13FE]

———require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate advocacy advertising, H426 [13FE]

American Samoa: ability of U.S. nationals to contribute to political campaigns, E183 [15FE]

———allow members of the Armed Forces to fully participate in Federal elections in American Samoa by providing that the office of Delegate shall be elected by a plurality (H.R. 4838), E921 [24MY]

Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee: tribute, E1574 [12SE]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: effective date of soft money ban, H402-H404, H452-H455 [13FE]

Bush, President: remarks relative to Democratic Party and national security, H6755 [26SE]

Cause-Vision 21 (organization): tribute, E674 [2MY]

Congress: election results, H8064 [12NO]

———legislative priorities, H65 [24JA], H1205 [11AP]

Delaware: tribute to Sussex County Republican Women's Club, E986 [7JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8026 [17OC]

District of Columbia: eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to provisions of the Hatch Act limiting political activities of employees (H.R. 4617), E652 [29AP]

Elections: encourage voter participation, H3137 [4JN]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, H222 [7FE], H5223 [23JY], E1627 [19SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H20 [23JA], H57-H59 [24JA], H235, H238, H240-H264, H269-H275, H279, H280 [12FE], H339-H355, H369-H466 [13FE], E175, E176, E178, E181, E183, E184 [15FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 344), H256, H266 [12FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), corrections in engrossment, H466 [13FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 361), H1073, H1074 [20MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), motion to recommit, H465 [13FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), unanimous-consent agreement, H266 [12FE]

———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, H456-H459 [13FE]

Freedom of speech: eliminate restrictions on the rights of citizens to communicate with elected officials or the general public, H437-H441 [13FE]

Hamilton County Republican Women's Club: anniversary, E552 [17AP]

House of Representatives: increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, H430-H432 [13FE]

———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to candidates, H441-H444 [13FE]

Indian Americans: involvement in congressional elections, E1710 [30SE]

National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials: anniversary, E579 [18AP]

Political ethics: prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H448-H452 [13FE]

Political parties: prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, H444-H448 [13FE]

Taxation: allow only after-tax contributions to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and allow the designation of contributions to a national political party (H.R. 3709), E118 [7FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, H1127-H1131 [9AP], H1160 [10AP], E481 [10AP], E504 [11AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (H.R. 5596), H8010-H8013 [16OC]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), H6133 [10SE], H6245-H6248 [12SE], H6298-H6301 [17SE], H6413-H6416 [19SE], H6771-H6773 [26SE], H6780 [30SE], H6912-H6920 [1OC], E1735, E1738, E1744, E1746 [3OC], E1751 [4OC], E1798 [8OC]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (H.R. 4980), E1124 [21JN]

Television: reduce cost of political advertising, H417-H421 [13FE]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns, H7842, H7849 [10OC], E1862 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Advertising: require candidates to personally appear in television and radio advertisements that mention their opponent to qualify for advertising discounts, S2174 [20MR]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: effective date, S2142 [20MR]

———tribute to organizations supporting passage, S2319 [22MR]

Bush, President: remarks relative to Democratic Party and national security, S9186-S9189, S9192, S9203, S9210, S9211, S9216-S9223 [25SE], S9364, S9391-S9398 [26SE], S9580, S9581 [30SE]

———scheduling of political campaign events, S9181 [25SE], S9580 [30SE], S10629 [17OC]

Children and youth: prohibit minors from making contributions or donations to a candidate or a political party, S2145, S2146 [20MR]

Elections: conversion of campaign funds to personal use and transfer of excess funds to political parties, S2143 [20MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, S157 [28JA]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S793, S796-S799, S831, S832 [14FE], S1141, S1142, S1222 [26FE], S1260 [27FE], S1991-S1997, S2002 [18MR], S2018 [19MR], S2095-S2161, S2174 [20MR], S2319 [22MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 361), S2339-S2343 [22MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), motion to proceed, S1840, S1841 [13MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent agreement, S1914, S1915 [14MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), unanimous-consent agreement, S2064 [19MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), unanimous-consent request, S831 [14FE], S1527-S1530 [5MR], S2037, S2038 [19MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S479 [7FE], S699 [13FE]

———modify reporting requirements for independent expenditures, S2143 [20MR]

———permit use of Social Security numbers for voter registration and election administration, S809-S811, S829, S830 [14FE]

———provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 3124), S10583-S10586 [16OC]

———regulation of coordinated expenditures by outside groups, S2144 [20MR]

———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, S2143 [20MR]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (S.J. Res. 48), S10124-S10129 [8OC]

Federal-State relations: prohibit State candidates from spending non-Federal money on advertisements that mention Federal candidates, S2142 [20MR]

Florida: voting equipment problems in primary election, S8441 [10SE]

Johnny Michael Spann Patriot Trusts: encourage establishment (S. 3073), S10119-S10121 [8OC]

Lobbyists: monitoring of political party affiliation by the Republican Party, S5261 [10JN]

NASA: preserve nonpartisan nature of agency, S11691 [20NO]

Political campaigns: require candidates to personally appear in television and radio advertisements that mention their opponent to qualify for advertising discounts, S2174 [20MR]

Political parties: option of party committees to make either independent or coordinated expenditures on behalf of candidates, S2144 [20MR]

———prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, S2138 [20MR]

Senate: increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, S2142 [20MR]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in Senator Mitch McConnell, et. al. v. FEC, et al., and consolidation cases (S. Res. 323), S8327 [5SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to congressional candidates (S. 2825), S7583 [30JY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (H.R. 5596), S10779-S10781 [17OC]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (S. 2078), S2415 [9AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (S. 2886), S7952 [1AU]

Television: reduce cost of political advertising, S479 [7FE], S699 [13FE], S797 [14FE]

Voting: ensure voting rights for disabled individuals, S713 [13FE]

———implement significant election administration reforms, S8, S10 [23JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2356, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 344) (H. Rept. 107-358), H226 [7FE]

Statements

Ney-Wynn Is the Effective Soft Money Ban: Representative Ney, E261 [6MR]

Summaries

Buying Time 2000—Television Advertising in the 2000 Federal Elections: Brennan Center for Justice, S2118 [20MR]

Tables

Political candidates appearing before religious congregations, H6918 [1OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 361, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2356, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, H1073 [20MR]

H. Res. 344, consideration of H.R. 2356, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, H256 [12FE]

H.R. 2356, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, H355-H364 [13FE]

H.R. 2357, Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act, H6913 [1OC]

H.R. 5596, exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, H8011-H8013 [16OC]

S. 2825, allow a tax credit for contributions to congressional candidates, S7583 [30JY]

S. 3073, encourage establishment of Johnny Michael Spann Patriot Trusts, S10119 [8OC]

S. 3124, Political Campaign Broadcast Activity Improvements Act, S10583-S10585 [16OC]

S. Res. 323, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and representation in Senator Mitch McConnell, et. al. v. FEC, et al., and consolidation cases, S8312, S8327 [5SE]

S.J. Res. 48, disapprove FEC rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions, S10128 [8OC]

Transcripts

Bob Dole 1996 Presidential Campaign Advertisement: Republican National Committee, S2115 [20MR]