FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT

Bills and resolutions

Computers: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see S. 678), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 1605, 1606), H1968 [13AP] (see H.R. 4194), H9472 [1NO]

Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see S. 391), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 834), H629 [15FE]

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 1580), H1895 [12AP]

———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see S. 271), S886 [2FE] (see S. 1053), S5301 [17MY] (see H.R. 513), H347 [2FE]

———exempt news stories, commentaries, and editorials distributed through the Internet from treatment as expenditures or electioneering communications (see H.R. 4389), H11033 [18NO]

———prohibit an authorized committee of a winning candidate from repaying any personal loans from the candidate after the candidate begins serving (see H.R. 701), H521 [9FE]

———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. 702), H521 [9FE]

———repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 46), H73 [4JA] (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 338), H194 [25JA] (see H.R. 491), H285 [1FE]

———require prerecorded telephone calls to meet disclosure and disclaimer requirements applicable to radio campaign communications (see H.R. 4180), H9425 [28OC]

Taxation: impose penalties for the failure of organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code to comply with disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1942), H2647 [27AP] (see H.R. 2204), H3055 [5MY]

Remarks in House

Computers: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (H.R. 1606), H9478-H9484 [2NO]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees, H2111 [19AP]

———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), E828 [28AP]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (H.R. 338), H201 [26JA], E68 [25JA]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (H.R. 491), E115 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Computers: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (S. 678), S6095 [6JN]

Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (S. 391), S1515 [16FE]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (S. 271), S905 [2FE], S973 [3FE], S4390 [27AP]

———increase amount of contributions allowed to political actions committees, S4390 [27AP]

Reports filed

527 Reform Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 513) (H. Rept. 109-181), H6380 [22JY], H8340 [22SE]

———Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 1053), S5300 [17MY]

Summaries

527 Reform Act (S. 271), S973 [3FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1606, Online Freedom of Speech Act, H9478 [2NO]

S. 391, Federal Election Integrity Act, S1515 [16FE]

S. 678, Federal Election Campaign Act amendment to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication, S3058 [17MR]

S. 1053, 527 Reform Act, S5321-S5323 [17MY]