POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Amendments

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), S5379 [8SE], S5436 [9SE], S5487, S5513 [10SE]

Articles and editorials

Amendment To Cut Political Cash, S5543 [11SE]

Bipartisan Case for a Constitutional Amendment on Campaign Finance, S5420 [9SE]

First Amendment According to Mitch McConnell, S5469 [10SE]

Is Washington the Only Place Where Campaign Finance Is a Partisan Issue?, S5421 [9SE]

Supreme Court Ideology—More Money, Less Voting, S2558 [30AP]

Ted Cruz Should Be Ashamed, S5469 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: disclose third-party communications made for or against a candidate and identifying information in Internet communications and apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4529), H3363 [30AP]

Elections: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 5641), H7886 [18SE]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 107), H1241 [16JA] (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY] (see H.J. Res. 121), H7040 [29JY]

——— limit time for the use of contributions or donations (see H.R. 5660), H7886 [18SE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government (see H. Res. 695), H7126 [30JY]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2023), S947 [12FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]

House of Representatives: require all candidates to run in single open primaries and limit ensuing general election to top two candidates from such primaries (see H.R. 5334), H7182 [31JY]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute (see H. Res. 783), H10318 [12DE]

Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress and candidates from soliciting campaign contributions while Congress is in session, eliminate bundling of large contributions, and reform registration process (see S. 2754), S5217 [31JY]

Native Americans: safeguard voting rights and provide resources and oversight necessary to ensure equal access to electoral process for Native Americans and Alaska Native voters (see S. 2399), S3294 [22MY]

News media: apply laws restricting political speech of individuals to media corporations (see S. 2416), S3367 [3JN]

Political action committees: amend laws relative to employment of family members, candidate loan payments, conversion of contributions for personal use, and lobbying disclosure practices (see H.R. 5011), H5818 [26JN]

Political ethics: eliminate limitations on direct contributions to candidates and require disclosure of certain contributions within 24 hours (see S. 2415), S3367 [3JN]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 5887), H10325 [16DE]

——— require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (see S. 2207), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4397), H2914 [3AP] (see H.R. 4442), H3143 [9AP]

Telephones: expand National Do Not Call Registry to include Super PACs and other third-party political groups, prohibit robo-calls to telephone numbers on the Registry, and prohibit push-polling (see S. 2957), S6204 [20NO]

Cloture motions

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), S5487 [10SE], S5543 [11SE]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5322 [1AU], S5366 [8SE]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections: Laura W. Murphy and Gabriel Rottman, ACLU, S5414 [9SE]

——— Laura W. Murphy, Michael W. MacLeod-Ball, and Gabriel Rottman, ACLU, S5415 [9SE]

Motions

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), S5197 [31JY], S5349 [8SE], S5487 [10SE]

Remarks in House

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 119), H7404–H7407 [10SE]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 20), H1502 [29JA]

——— increase of influence of money and corporations, H9067–H9074 [11DE]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government, H7982 [14NO]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government (H. Res. 695), H7305 [9SE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (H.R. 20), H2013 [27FE], H2246–H2250 [6MR], H2354–H2359 [12MR]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6983 [29JY]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), H1551 [4FE], H2994 [8AP]

Political ethics: eliminate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts, H9286 [11DE]

Supreme Court: decision in McCutcheon v. FEC on contribution limits for individual political campaign donors, H2812 [2AP]

Remarks in Senate

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to limit corporate spending in elections (S.J. Res. 18), S4388 [10JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S1782–S1785 [27MR]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S2066 [2AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, S2072 [2AP]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), S2583 [1MY], S3048 [15MY], S3163 [20MY], S3214 [21MY], S3418 [4JN], S3826 [19JN], S5072–S5074 [29JY], S5487, S5495–S5502 [10SE], S5523, S5539–S5546 [11SE], S5600, S5601 [16SE]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5317 [1AU], S5349–S5352, S5355–S5364 [8SE], S5383–S5387, S5392–S5400, S5402, S5407–S5426, S5462 [9SE], S5468–S5475, S5481–S5484 [10SE]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to recommit, S5487 [10SE]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), unanimous-consent request, S5539 [11SE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, S610 [30JA], S2583, S2601 [1MY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 148), S2072 [2AP]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 2516), S3941 [24JN], S5352, S5361 [8SE]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (S. 2023), S949–S951 [12FE], S2072 [2AP]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections, S2582 [1MY]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), S3 [6JA], S1491, S1492 [11MR]

Political ethics: eliminate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts, S6814 [13DE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 375), S397 [16JA]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S2582, S2601 [1MY], S2842 [8MY], S3214 [21MY], S4892 [24JY], S5351, S5357, S5360 [8SE], S5393, S5397, S5407, S5419 [9SE], S5495, S5501 [10SE]

——— decision in McCutcheon v. FEC on contribution limits for individual political campaign donors, S2066–S2068, S2071 [2AP], S2303–S2305 [9AP], S2558 [30AP], S2582, S2601 [1MY]

Reports filed

Constitutional Amendment on Contributions and Expenditures Intended To Affect Elections: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 19), S4618 [17JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 19) (S. Rept. 113–223), S5133 [30JY]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Limit Corrupting Role of Big Money Contributions to Political Campaigns: NAACP, S5419 [9SE]

Texts of

S. 2023, Fair Elections Now Act, S951–S957 [12FE]

S.J. Res. 19, constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, S5487 [10SE]