POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Articles and editorials

Demon for Our Times, E1864 [23SE]

Lawsuit Reveals 312 New Bush ``Pioneer'' Fundraisers, H3878 [9MY]

No Interest Like Self-Interest, E10 [8JA]

``Pioneers'' Paved Bush's Way With Big Dollars, H3878 [9MY]

2 Bills Would Benefit Top Bush Fundraisers—Executives' Companies Could Get Billions, S15558 [22NO], S15728 [24NO]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (see H.R. 2010), H3761 [7MY]

Congress: public financing of elections (see H.R. 3172), H8905 [24SE]

Constitutional amendments: limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 5), H60 [7JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 5), S1479 [23JA] (see H.J. Res. 21), H322 [5FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3525), H11650 [19NO]

———limit contributions from out-of-State residents to congressional candidates and increase certain disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2529), H5661 [19JN]

———provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (see S. 1497), S10265 [30JY]

Federal Election Administration: establish (see S. 1388), S9244 [10JY]

Federal elections: reform financing (see H.R. 3641), H12309 [21NO]

Federal employees: clarify that a person who voluntarily separates from the Federal civil service does not remain subject to certain enforcement provisions relative to regulation of political activity (see H.R. 1509), H2514 [31MR]

Health: improve access to prescription drugs, prohibit tax deductions for direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements, and ban campaign contributions from pharmaceutical company chief executive officers (see H.R. 1733), H3301 [10AP]

House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 820), H702 [13FE]

———public financing of elections (see H.R. 1878), H3569 [30AP]

Income: prohibit use of contributions or donations made to candidates or office holders for the payment of their salary or for payment to any member of their immediate family (see H.R. 797), H701 [13FE]

National Civic Participation Week: designate (see S. Res. 31), S1736 [29JA]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 2139), H4204 [15MY]

Political ethics: prohibit an authorized committee of a winning candidate from repaying any personal loans from the candidate after the candidate begins serving (see H.R. 681), H390 [11FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: reform public financing of elections (see S. 1913), S15406 [21NO]

———reform system of public financing of elections (see H.R. 3617), H12308 [21NO]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 156), H57 [7JA]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 2667), H6347 [8JY]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 1874), S14965 [17NO]

States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (see H.R. 1941), H3636 [1MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to congressional candidates (see S. 804), S4897 [7AP]

———apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (see H.R. 2368), H5044 [5JN]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H134 [8JA]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 344), H169 [27JA]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 157), H57 [7JA]

———treatment of political organizations (see S. 1059), S6255 [14MY]

Voting: provide fairness in voter participation (see H.R. 2935), H7783 [25JY]

Brochures

Birch Bayh for President Campaign (1976), H4808 [3JN]

Lists

``Pioneer'' fundraisers from President Bush's 1999 primary campaign: Texans for Public Justice (organization), H3867-H3877 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Dean, Howard: remarks relative to U.S. policy on Israel and Palestinians, H8409 [23SE], H8909 [25SE]

Federal employees: clarify that a person who voluntarily separates from the Federal civil service does not remain subject to certain enforcement provisions relative to regulation of political activity (H.R. 1509), E627 [31MR]

House of Representatives: bribery allegations relative to Representative Nick Smith's vote on Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H12750, H12905 [8DE]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (H.R. 156), E15 [8JA]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (H.R. 2667), E1410 [8JY]

States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (H.R. 1941), E848 [1MY]

Taxation: apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (H.R. 2368), E1153 [5JN]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (H.R. 157), E9 [8JA]

Remarks in Senate

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: district court decision on constitutionality of certain provisions, S5738-S5740 [5MY]

Dept. of Education: establish Freedom's Answer Project to engage students in election process, S12185 [30SE]

Elections: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 1497), S10272-S10275 [30JY], S10898 [1AU]

Federal Election Administration: establish (S. 1388), S9246-S9248 [10JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: reform system of public financing of elections (S. 1913), S15411-S15413 [21NO]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 1874), S14966, S14967 [17NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to congressional candidates (S. 804), S4902 [7AP]

———treatment of political organizations (S. 1059), S6260 [14MY]

Summaries

District Court Decision on Constitutionality of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Provisions, S5740 [5MY]

Texts of

S. 804, allow a tax credit for contributions to congressional candidates, S4902 [7AP]

S. 1059, tax treatment of political organizations, S6261 [14MY]

S. 1497, Our Democracy, Our Airwaves Act, S10272-S10275 [30JY]

S. 1874, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S14967 [17NO]

S. Res. 31, National Civic Participation Week, S1754 [29JA]