POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Amendments

Government regulations: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), H1516, H1564 [5AP]

———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), consideration (H. Res. 755), H1512 [5AP]

Articles and editorials

Close the 527 Loophole—Congress Should Beach the Swift Boats and George Soros, Too, H1526 [5AP]

Intimidation Seen as Commission Eyes 527s' Solicitations, S6742 [29JN]

Real Lobbying Reform, H2026 [3MY]

Soft Money Boomerang, H1525 [5AP]

Soros's Deep Pockets vs. Bush; Financier Contributes $5 Million More in Effort To Oust President, H1526 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions

District of Columbia: eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to political activities of employees (see H.R. 4969), H1059 [15MR]

Elections: ban soft money (see H.R. 5374), H2585 [11MY]

———clarify when organizations described under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see S. 2511), S2901 [5AP]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 76), H154 [1FE]

———limit expenditures and public financing for House of Representatives general elections (see H.R. 4694), H154 [1FE]

———provide matching funds for candidates in elections for the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5281), H2101 [3MY]

———reform financing of campaigns for election for Federal office (see H.R. 4759), H332 [15FE]

Federal Election Administration: establish (see S. 3560), S6419 [22JN] (see H.R. 5676), H4520 [22JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude certain communications over the Internet from certain requirements (see H.R. 4900), H790 [8MR]

———prohibit nonparty multicandidate political committees from making contributions in support of campaigns for election for Federal office (see H.R. 4819), H450 [28FE]

———reduce certain contribution limits (see H.R. 4664), H23 [31JA]

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. 4931), H867 [9MR] (see H.R. 5325), H2338 [9MY]

Government regulations: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), consideration (see H. Res. 755), H1451 [4AP]

Help America Vote Act: prohibit a State receiving payments from using them for public communications which promote or oppose a candidate for public office or political party (see H.R. 5777), H5128 [12JY]

Political action committees: prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 4692), H154 [1FE]

———prohibit conversion of leadership political action committee funds to personal use (see H.R. 5623), H4133 [15JN]

———require political committees to identify each candidate associated with the committee in organization statements and reports filed with the FEC (see H.R. 4655), H23 [31JA]

Senate: limit the amount of time Senators spend on non-legislative activities (see S. 2434), S2313 [16MR]

Supreme Court: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 333), H154 [1FE]

Letters

527 Reform Act: Daniel R. Ortiz, S6740-S6742 [29JN]

———Representative Ehlers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H1527 [5AP]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on House Administration (House), H1527 [5AP]

———several political organizations, H1526 [5AP]

———several Senators, S6744 [29JN]

Papers

Free Speech and the 527 Prohibition: Stephen M. Hoersting, Cato Institute (excerpt), H1524 [5AP]

Remarks in House

Democratic Party: national agenda, H481 [1MR], H1841 [26AP], H4390-H4394 [21JN], H4507-H4510 [22JN], H4947, H4948, H4953, H4954 [10JY], H5030-H5036 [11JY]-H5118 [12JY]

District of Columbia: eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to political activities of employees (H.R. 4969), E382 [15MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (H.J. Res. 76), H302 [15FE]

———extend the prohibition on converting campaign dollars for personal use currently applicable to campaign committees to leadership political action committees, H2040-H2042 [3MY]

———increase transparency in activities of groups organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, H1203 [29MR], H1368, H1378-H1382 [30MR], H1421 [4AP]

Government regulations: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), H1427 [4AP], H1514-H1529, H1555 [5AP], E555 [7AP], E651 [27AP], E730 [4MY]

———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), append language to H.R. 4975, Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act, H2057 [3MY]

———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), consideration (H. Res. 755), H1506-H1513 [5AP]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of solicitation and transfer of campaign contributions and report of service as officer of campaign or political committees, H2020, H2025 [3MY]

Political action committees: prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (H.R. 4692), H302 [15FE]

Supreme Court: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (H. Con. Res. 333), H302 [15FE]

Voting: provide fairness in voter participation, H4321 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Democratic Party: national agenda, S6592-S6599 [28JN]

Elections: clarify when organizations described under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (S. 2511), unanimous-consent request, S6738-S6744 [29JN]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, S1774 [6MR], S3949-S3952 [3MY]

———increase transparency in activities of groups organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, S3949-S3951 [3MY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit Members of Congress from having spouses or dependent children on campaign payrolls, S1599 [2MR], S1821 [7MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (H.R. 1606), S1954 [9MR]

Native Americans: reform contribution limits that apply to tribes, S1599 [2MR], S1821 [7MR]

Senate: limit the amount of time Senators spend on non-legislative activities (S. 2434), S2326 [16MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 755) (H. Rept. 109-404), H1451 [4AP]

Online Freedom of Speech Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1606) (H. Rept. 109-389), H874 [13MR]

Statements

527 Reform Act: Several Organizations, H1519 [5AP]

Tables

IRS filing schedules for political organizations, H1523 [5AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 755, consideration of H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act, H1506 [5AP]

H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act, H1514-H1518 [5AP]

S. 2434, Senate Campaign Reform Act, S2326 [16MR]