FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT

Amendments

Political campaigns: 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

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

Bills and resolutions

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

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

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

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

———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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———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]

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

Letters

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

———several Senators, S6744 [29JN]

Remarks in House

Political campaigns: 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]

———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]

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

Remarks in Senate

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

Political campaigns: 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]

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

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]

Texts of

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

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