POLITICAL ETHICS

Addresses

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

Amendments

Political campaigns: 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]

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]

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

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

Now, the Unintended Consequences, S2341 [22MR]

Organized Labor Loophole, S2124 [20MR]

Springtime for Hitler, S11718 [20NO]

Traficant Juror Changes His Mind—Now Convinced Conviction Was Wrong, H5376 [24JY]

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

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

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

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see S. Con. Res. 146), S9116 [24SE]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 497), H6983 [2OC]

Political campaigns: 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]

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: 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]

Traficant, Representative: expulsion from the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 387, 389), H1338 [16AP] (see H. Res. 495), H5086 [22JY]

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

Political campaigns: 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]

Excerpts

``Oh Waiter! One Order of Crow!'': Jeff Greenfield, S1191 [26FE]

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]

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]

Prohibit Broadcast of False Information Relative to Location or Closing Time of Polling Places and Certain Early Results of Federal Elections: Henry Cohen, Congressional Research Service, S1192 [26FE]

Motions

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

Traficant, Representative: expulsion from the House of Representatives (H. Res. 495), H5375 [24JY]

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]

Sec. of State Requests Patience in Predicting Winners of Races: Katherine Harris, S1190 [26FE]

Proposals

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

Traficant, Representative: expulsion from the House of Representatives, H5290 [23JY]

Remarks in House

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

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

Bush, President: evaluation of administration officials, E1298 [18JY]

———remarks relative to Democratic Party and national security, H6755 [26SE]

Parker, Mike: resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Civil Works relative to congressional testimony on Corps of Engineers funding, H777 [7MR]

Patriotism: condemn statements made in enemy countries opposing Bush Administration policy, H7177 [8OC]

Pitt, Harvey L.: status as chairman of the SEC, H4523 [11JY], H4657 [15JY], H4677 [16JY], H4918 [18JY], H5459 [25JY], E1249 [12JY]

Political campaigns: 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]

———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 House candidates, H441-H444 [13FE]

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

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

———reduce cost of political advertising on television, H417-H421 [13FE]

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

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

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

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (H.R. 577), H115-H118 [5FE]

Taxation: 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]

Traficant, Representative: expulsion from the House of Representatives (H. Res. 387), H1293 [16AP]

———expulsion from the House of Representatives (H. Res. 495), H5375-H5393, H5413 [24JY]

———expulsion from the House of Representatives (H. Res. 495), motion to postpone, H5375-H5383 [24JY]

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]

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems, H2596-H2599 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Bush, President: evaluation of administration officials, S7134 [22JY]

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

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): investigation of Senator Torricelli, S7564 [30JY]

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

———tribute to election judges, S10039 [7OC]

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

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

News media: prohibit broadcast of false information relative to location or closing time of polling places and certain early results of Federal elections, S1188-S1193 [26FE]

Pitt, Harvey L.: status as chairman of the SEC, S7132 [22JY], S10612 [17OC]

Political campaigns: 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]

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

———prohibit minors from making contributions or donations to a candidate or a political party, S2145, S2146 [20MR]

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

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

———reduce cost of political advertising on television, S479 [7FE], S699 [13FE], S797 [14FE]

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

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

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

Voting: eliminate special treatment of punch card voting systems under voting system standards, S813-S820 [14FE]

———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]

Disclosure of Funding Sources and Amounts Relative to Creation of a Presidential Archival Depository: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 577) (S. Rept. 107-160), S5365 [11JN]

Expulsion of Representative Traficant From the House of Representatives: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 107-594), H5086 [22JY]

Problems With Presidential Gifts System: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 107-768), H8044 [28OC]

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. Res. 495, expulsion of Representative Traficant from the House of Representatives, H5375 [24JY]

H.R. 577, require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository, H115 [5FE]

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. Con. Res. 146, support National Take Your Kids To Vote Day, S9136 [24SE]

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]