POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Analyses

527 Reform Act (S. 2828), S9529 [22SE]

Articles and editorials

Battling for Iraq, S9767 [28SE]

Better Campaign Finance System, S6799 [15JN]

Companies Pare Political Donations—Republicans Feel the Brunt as New `Soft Money' Rules Upend Traditional Giving, S6799 [15JN]

Dems' New Captain, E1513 [22JY]

Election Day Anti-Terrorism Plans Draw Criticism, H8336 [6OC]

Election Troubles Already Descending on Florida, H5864 [15JY]

Ensuring That Voting's Sanctity Wins Out, H8332 [6OC]

Indian Health Agency Barred New-Voter Drive, H8336 [6OC]

Kerry Lays Out Iraq Plan, S9399-S9401 [21SE]

Poll Position, H8333-H8336 [6OC]

Poll Watchers To Ensure Every Vote Counts, H8332 [6OC]

Rendering Politics Speechless, E188 [24FE]

Republican `Soft Money' Groups Find Business Reluctant To Give, S6798 [15JN]

Show Me the Convention, S8821 [7SE]

U.S. Business Hits at Choice of Running Mate, S7724 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: require candidates to stand by their printed and Internet advertising (see S. 2392), S4996 [6MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see S. 2473), S6087 [21MY] (see H.R. 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458), H3539 [20MY]

Elections: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see S. 2702), S8548 [21JY] (see H.R. 3801), H514 [11FE]

———require States to conduct general elections for Federal office using an instant runoff voting system and direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to help defray costs (see H.R. 5293), H9047 [8OC]

Government regulations: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within campaign communications which are printed, made through the Internet, and through prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4985), H6704 [22JY]

———define political committees and clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see S. 2828), S9524 [22SE] (see H.R. 5127), H7442 [22SE]

House Rules: prohibit committees from sending certain mass mailing to addresses in the same district, postmarked fewer than 90 days before a House election, or in violation of franking rules (see H. Res. 851), H9050 [8OC]

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

Taxation: increase frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and improve linkage between Federal databases for public disclosure of election-related information (see H.R. 5013), H6755 [7SE]

———provide parity in reporting requirements for national party committees and unregulated political organizations (see H.R. 4384), H3229 [18MY]

Voting: recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness (see S. Res. 434), S9611 [23SE]

———recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process (see H. Res. 796), H7574 [23SE]

Letters

Characterization of Sikhs by Senator Kerry: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E201 [24FE], E397 [17MR]

Duties of Catholic politicians and voters of the Diocese of Colorado Springs, CO: Michael J. Sheridan, H4144 [15JN]

Limit use of House of Representatives' committee expenses for franked mailings: Peter Sepp, National Taxpayers Union, H5490, H5498 [12JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H5490, H5498 [12JY]

Lists

Attorneys presenting case before the Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in the case of McConnell v. FEC, S577 [4FE]

Correspondence by Delegate Faleomavaega relative to protecting the voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate from American Samoa, H3883 [14JN]

Senator Kerry's remarks on terrorism, the war with Iraq, and other domestic issues, S9768-S9772 [28SE]

Mailings

Committee on Resources (House) Reports to Constituents, H5342 [8JY]

Papers

Defense Budget: Senator Kerry (1984), S10407 [5OC]

National Party Fundraising Remains Strong, Despite Ban on Soft Money: Anthony Corrado, Brookings Institution, S6800 [15JN]

Remarks in House

Advertising: negative advertising in Presidential campaign, H5544 [13JY]

American Samoa: protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (H.R. 2010), H3881-H3884 [14JN]

Bush, President: authentication of released documents on personal military history, H7078 [14SE], H7218 [15SE], H7303 [21SE], H7333 [22SE]

———characterization relative to personal military history, H2396 [27AP], H2410 [28AP]

Cheney, Vice President: content of Presidential campaign speeches, H6759, H6760, H6762, H6763 [8SE]

Crangle, Joseph F.: appointment to Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors, E254 [26FE]

Democratic Party: fundraising for possible legal challenges to election, H8641 [7OC]

———national agenda, H7418-H7425 [22SE]

Edwards, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to war with Iraq, H5392 [8JY]

———selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5155, H5166 [6JY], H5200 [7JY], H5334, H5335, H5391 [8JY], H5518-H5531 [12JY], H5543, H5641 [13JY], H5659, H5660 [14JY], H5795 [15JY], H5989 [20JY]

Elections: call for release of Kerry-Edwards fundraiser video, H5545 [13JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, E188 [24FE]

———U.N. monitoring of U.S. election, H5171 [6JY], H5202 [7JY]

———Washington State primary election results, H7195 [15SE]

FEC: funding, E1627 [15SE]

Florida: disputed results in 2000 Presidential election, H5171 [6JY]

Government regulations: define political committees and clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 5127), E1675 [22SE]

Health: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to research on human embryonic stem cells, H8002 [4OC]

House of Representatives: bribery allegations relative to Representative Nick Smith's vote on Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H1223 [17MR]

———limit use of committee expenses for franked mailings, H5342-H5346 [8JY], H5489-H5492, H5498, H5499 [12JY]

Iraq: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to foreign policy issues, H8172 [6OC]

———comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to war, H7868 [30SE]

Kerry, Senator: characterization in Presidential campaign television ads, H3609 [2JN]

———characterization of Bush administration relative to foreign policy, H2921 [13MY]

———characterization of remarks made after Presidential campaign speech in Chicago, IL, H1013, H1015 [11MR], H1081 [16MR]

———characterization of remarks on plans for Iraq, H7406 [22SE]

———characterization of remarks relative to foreign policy issues, H8041, H8142 [5OC], H8172 [6OC]

———characterization of remarks relative to support of Presidential campaign by foreign leaders, H1098 [16MR]

———characterization of remarks relative to votes on war with Iraq, H1329 [23MR]

———characterization of Sikhs, E201 [24FE], E396 [17MR]

———characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2297, H2298, H2299, H2300, H2337, H2338, H2339 [22AP], H2383, H2396 [27AP], H2410, H2465, H2466 [28AP], H2553 [5MY], H2661 [6MY], H4768 [23JN], E599 [22AP]

———characterization relative to tax plan, H8862 [8OC]

———Great Lakes basin policies, H2412 [28AP]

———selection as Democratic Presidential candidate, H5518-H5524 [12JY], H5989 [20JY]

———support for Democratic Party presidential nominee, H2411 [28AP]

News media: examples of alleged bias in reporting, H6717 [7SE], H7195 [15SE], H7255 [21SE], H7587 [28SE], H8643 [7OC], H9966 [18NO]

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (H. Res. 765), H7034, H7035 [13SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: comparison of President Bush's and Senator Kerry's political style, H5531 [12JY]

Republican Party: characterization of the Purple Heart during Republican National Convention, E1558 [8SE]

Shelton, Hilary O.: appointment to Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors, E254 [26FE]

States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (H.R. 1941), E1385 [15JY]

Taxation: fundraising by certain tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, H2411 [28AP]

———increase frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and improve linkage between Federal databases for public disclosure of election-related information (H.R. 5013), E1585 [10SE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 235), H4143 [15JN], H4618 [21JN], H4733 [22JN], H5385 [8JY], H5618 [13JY], H6537 [21JY], H6983, H6984 [9SE], H7219 [15SE], H7587 [28SE]

Terrorism: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to war on terror, H6760 [8SE], H7737 [29SE], H8042 [5OC]

U.N.: prohibit funding for observation of U.S. elections, H5862-H5866 [15JY]

Voting: recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process (H. Res. 796), H8331-H8337 [6OC], E1907 [11OC]

———tribute to organizations supplying information to voters, H7563 [23SE]

Remarks in Senate

Advertising: require candidates to stand by their printed and Internet advertising (S. 2392), S4999 [6MY]

American Samoa: protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (H.R. 2010), S11180 [10OC]

Bush, President: authentication of released documents on personal military history, S9261-S9263 [15SE], S9380 [20SE], S9406 [21SE], S9550 [23SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (S. 2473), S6088 [21MY]

Cheney, Vice President: content of Presidential campaign speeches, S9407 [21SE]

Daschle, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to war with Iraq, S9417-S9419 [21SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3527 [1AP]

———support for Presidential nominee, S2010 [2MR]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, S7721-S7725 [7JY], S8847 [7SE]

Elections: ethics reform and contribution limits, S239 [26JA], S576-S579 [4FE], S8596-S8598 [22JY]

———provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 1497), S579 [4FE]

———repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (S. 2702), S8555 [21JY]

EPA: prohibit awarding of grant funds to nonprofit environmental groups that engage in political activity, S10346-S10349 [4OC]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules relative to coverage of the Republican and Democratic Conventions, S8820-S8822 [7SE]

FEC: enforcement of campaign finance laws, S4471-S4474 [28AP], S5363, S5364 [12MY]

Government regulations: define political committees and clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (S. 2828), S9527-S9530 [22SE]

Health: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to health care reform, S9542, S9544 [23SE], S10514-S10516, S10551-S10553 [6OC], S10812 [8OC]

Iraq: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to foreign policy issues, S10293 [4OC]

———comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to war, S9411 [21SE], S10398-S10400 [5OC]

———U.S. policy, S2178-S2180 [4MR]

Kerry, Senator: characterization in Presidential campaign television ads, S7887 [9JY], S8102 [14JY]

———characterization of remarks on plans for Iraq, S9766 [28SE]

———characterization of remarks relative to votes on war with Iraq, S3524 [1AP]

———characterization relative to Clean Air Act and coal issues, S11087 [10OC]

———characterization relative to national defense issues, S10405-S10410 [5OC]

———characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, S4384, S4396 [27AP], S4451 [28AP], S8606 [22JY], S10777 [8OC]

———characterization relative to votes on defense issues and service in Vietnamese Conflict, S1492 [24FE]

———Presidential campaign trip to Nevada, S4760 [3MY]

———remarks relative to terrorism and war with Iraq, S9399 [21SE], S9474-S9476 [22SE], S9550, S9551 [23SE], S9768-S9772 [28SE]

———selection as Democratic Presidential candidate, S8847 [7SE]

McCollum, Bill: characterization of remarks relative to hate crimes, S9418 [21SE]

National objectives: comparison of Vice President Cheney and Senator Edwards relative to war on terror and economy, S10473, S10474-S10476 [6OC]

National security: characterization of remarks relative to patriotism of candidates for criticizing policies relative to war in Iraq or war on terrorism, S9427 [21SE]

Nevada: voter registration laws, S9419 [21SE]

New York, NY: tribute to security during Republican National Convention, S8813 [7SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: comparison of President Bush's and Senator Kerry's military service records, S4453, S4454 [28AP]

———encourage civility in Presidential campaign, S2178-S2180 [4MR]

———reform Presidential candidate nominating process, S360 [2FE]

———reform system of public financing of elections (S. 1913), S579 [4FE]

Television: rejection by CBS of advertisement concerning children paying off the Federal deficit, S276-S278 [27JA]

Terrorism: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to war on terror, S9407 [21SE], S10294 [4OC]

Voting: recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process (S. Res. 434), S9652 [23SE]

Reports

Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act: Anthony H. Gamboa, GAO, S6089-S6093 [21MY]

Political Activity of Environmental Groups and Their Supporting Foundations, S10349-S10351 [4OC]

Reports filed

Protect Voting Rights of American Samoan Members of the Armed Forces in the Election of House of Representatives Delegate: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2010) (H. Rept. 108-515), H3604 [1JN]

Protect Voting Rights of Armed Forces Members in the Election of the Delegate From American Samoa in the House of Representatives: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2010) (S. Rept. 108-377), S9812 [28SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2661 [6MY]

Testimonies

Vietnamese Conflict and the Treatment of Returning Veterans: Senator Kerry (1971), E599-E608 [22AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 765, express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions, H7034 [13SE]

H. Res. 796, recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process, H8331 [6OC]

H.R. 2010, protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate for American Samoa, S11180 [10OC]

H.R. 2010, protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate from American Samoa, H3881 [14JN]

S. 2392, Political Candidate Personal Responsibility Act, S5000 [6MY]

S. 2473, Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act, S6089 [21MY]

S. 2828, 527 Reform Act, S9527-S9529 [22SE]

S. Res. 434, recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process, S9644, S9652 [23SE]

Tributes

Edwards, Senator, H8172 [6OC]