POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Articles and editorials

Elections Chief Punished for Taking Check—Franklin County Official Accepted $10,000 on Behalf of GOP From Diebold Consultant, H6312 [21JY]

Even From Across the Pond, Primary's Beauty Is Plain To See, S13695 [16DE]

Incivility Breeds Threats to Democracy, E2653 [30DE]

Ronnie Earle Should Not Be a Prosecutor, H8712 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions

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

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), H235 [26JA]

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

———prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see S. 1975), S12526 [8NO] (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]

———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]

Federal Election Campaign Act: 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]

Federal elections: reform financing (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]

FTC: revise regulations regarding the ``do-not-call'' registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry (see H.R. 1950), H2734 [28AP]

———revise telemarketing rules to prohibit calls from certain political organizations to persons on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 4072), H8918 [18OC]

Government regulations: 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]

———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]

House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 3121), H5434 (see H.R. 3121), H5479 [29JN]

———provide for public financing of elections (see H.R. 2753), H4186 [7JN]

Housing: ensure that any affordable housing assistance program of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac allows participation by nonprofit organizations that engage in voter registration activities (see H.R. 4231), H9695 [4NO]

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. 702), H521 [9FE]

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

Political campaigns: repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (see H.R. 1316), H1508 [15MR]

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. 701), H521 [9FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: terminate system of public financing of elections (see H.R. 3960), H8643 [29SE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 1508), S9158 [27JY]

Taxation: establish a uniform date for the release of payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to eligible candidates (see H.R. 850), H718 [16FE]

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

———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. 471), H284 [1FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H79 [4JA]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 45), H73 [4JA]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 958), H794 [17FE]

———provide parity in reporting requirements for national party committees and unregulated political organizations (see H.R. 914), H793 [17FE]

Telephones: prohibit use of autodialers for purposes of political solicitations (see H.R. 2294), H3197 [11MY]

Voting: provide fairness in voter participation (see H.R. 2398), H3434 [17MY]

Letters

Investigation of J. Kenneth Blackwell for possible improper receipt of campaign contributions from Diebold, Inc., representatives: Teresa Fedor, H6313 [21JY]

Remarks in House

DeLay, Representative: indictment for criminal conspiracy relative to illegal political contributions, H8505-H8507 [28SE], H8627 [29SE], H8711 [6OC], H8738 [7OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2540 [26AP], H8989 [20OC], H9110 [26OC], H10150 [10NO], H10379, H10382 [16NO]

Earle, Ronnie: dismissal of indictments by Texas prosecutor for illegal campaign contributions by corporations in exchange for contributions to educational programs on the role of corporations in American democracy, H4902 [22JN]

Elections: 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]

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

Government regulations: 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]

House of Representatives: bribery allegations relative to Representative Nick Smith's vote on Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H994 [8MR]

House Rules: clarify usage regulations for cell phones purchased with campaign funds, H21 [4JA]

Ohio: investigation of possible improper receipt of political contributions by certain State and local officials, H6312 [21JY]

Republican Party: apology at NAACP conference for ``southern strategy'' started in 1968 to use race as a wedge on certain issues, E1640 [27JY]

Taxation: increase frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and improve linkage between Federal databases for public disclosure of election-related information (H.R. 471), E116 [1FE]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (H.R. 958), E292 [18FE]

Remarks in Senate

Democratic Party: national agenda, S127, S130-S132 [24JA]

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

———prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (S. 1975), S12531 [8NO], S12679 [10NO]

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

Government regulations: 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]

Political parties: maintain current limit on amount of contributions from leadership political action committees to national parties, S11450 [18OC]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 1508), S9182, S9183 [27JY]

Voting: proposal to add more early caucuses before New Hampshire primary, S13695 [16DE]

Reports

Floridians for All—Campaign Plan for a November 2004 Minimum Wage Constitutional Amendment Initiative: Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc., H9114 [26OC]

Reports filed

527 Fairness Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 109-146), H4983 [22JN]

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]

S. 1508, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S9183 [27JY]

S. 1975, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, S12531 [8NO]