POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Articles and editorials

Hillary Email Double Standard, S7891 [10NO]

It’s Bold, but Legal—How Campaigns and Their Super PAC Backers Work Together, S5460 [22JY]

Rumors of the GOP’s Death Exaggerated, E1696 [2DE]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 418), H430 [20JA]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 214), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 446), H479 [21JA]

Congress: require all candidates to run in single open primaries and limit ensuing general election to top two candidates from such primaries (see H.R. 2655), H3913 [4JN]

Constitutional amendments: overturn Citizens United v. FEC to reduce the influence of money and corporations and Buckley v. Valeo to limit expenditures by candidates and others in support of elections (see H. Res. 311), H4343 [12JN]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 36), H1370 [26FE]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see S.J. Res. 4), S348 [21JA]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2498 [28AP]

Elections: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 425), H478 [21JA]

——— constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 46), H2354 [21AP]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 38), H1721 [17MR]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S348 [21JA] (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA] (see H.J. Res. 24), H480 [21JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and establishment of a mandatory public financing system for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 53), H3212 [14MY]

——— constitutional amendment on permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (see H.J. Res. 31), H982 [11FE]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 58), H4650 [24JN]

——— constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (see H.J. Res. 38), H1721 [17MR]

——— create a small donor and public finance system for congressional elections (see H. Res. 336), H4650 [24JN]

——— eliminate thresholds for reporting identification of persons making contributions to political committees relative to elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4286), H9690 [17DE]

——— limit time for the use of contributions or donations (see H.R. 1518), H1803 [19MR]

——— prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals relative to State and local ballot initiatives and referenda (see H.R. 2049), H2496 [28AP]

——— prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with campaigns for Federal, State, or local office (see H.R. 450), H479 [21JA]

——— provide Congress with the power to implement and enforce limits on when money can be spent on campaign activities (see H. Res. 373), H5467 [23JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S348 [21JA] (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]

——— reduce limit for certain contributions to a candidate with respect to an election for Federal office (see H.R. 447), H479 [21JA]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government (see H. Res. 298), H3914 [4JN]

——— reduce the influence of money through congressional regulation of contributions and expenditures and public disclosure of all contributions (see H. Res. 326), H4542 [18JN]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S4021 [10JN]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see S. 1176), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2143), H2767 [30AP]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, establish a system for financing congressional elections, and promote disclosure of Federal campaign disbursements (see H.R. 424), H478 [21JA]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]

FCC: require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 4179), H9011 [3DE]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see S. 1260), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 2125), H2767 [30AP]

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 367), H404 [14JA]

——— reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members (see H.R. 2931), H4770 [25JN]

FTC: revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 827), H915 [10FE]

Government regulations: permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate’s campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (see H.R. 149), H41 [6JA]

——— prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities (see H.R. 3916), H7624 [3NO]

House of Representatives: limit expenditures in elections (see H.R. 1495), H1802 [19MR]

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. 1480), S3456 [2JN]

Political action committees: apply prohibition against conversion of contributions to personal use to contributions to political committees (see H.R. 150), H41 [6JA]

——— prohibit authorized committees and leadership committees from employing immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee (see S. 18), S11 [6JA]

——— prohibit conversion of leadership political action committee funds to personal use (see H.R. 714), H810 [4FE]

Political ethics: clarify treatment of certain coordinated political action committee expenditures as contributions to candidates (see S. 1838), S5455 [22JY]

——— prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H9011 [3DE]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H41 [6JA]

——— require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (see S. 2212), S7594 [28OC] (see H.R. 3854), H7332 [28OC]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]

States: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 1617), H2032 [25MR]

Taxation: permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 153), H41 [6JA]

——— terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 412), H430 [20JA]

Tax-exempt organizations: prohibit certain social welfare organizations from participating or intervening in any political campaign (see H.R. 3485), H5942 [10SE]

U.S. Code: update statutory references to certain provisions relative to voting and elections (see H.R. 2832), H4541 [18JN]

Remarks in House

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): investigation of Hillary Rodham Clinton relative to attack on U.S. consulate and use of personal e-mail account while serving as Sec. of State, H7081 [21OC], H7142, H7145, H7159, H7168, H7171 [23OC]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 36), H3384 [19MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 22), H450 [21JA], H3384, H3385 [19MY]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 24), H765 [4FE]

——— constitutional amendment on permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (H.J. Res. 31), H3382–H3385 [19MY], H4348 [15JN]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (H.J. Res. 58), H4868 [8JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 430), H3384, H3385 [19MY], H8256, H8257 [17NO]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections, H3385 [19MY]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, establish a system for financing congressional elections, and promote disclosure of Federal campaign disbursements (H.R. 424), H3385 [19MY]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (H.R. 20), H2319 [21AP], H3382–H3385 [19MY]

Political ethics: reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (H.R. 154), H160 [9JA]

Trump, Donald: call for end of Presidential candidacy, H9028 [8DE]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: assessment of Republican Party Presidential candidates relative to views on climate change, S6066 [28JY], S6277 [4AU]

——— global warming, S4232 [17JN], S4570–S4572 [24JN], S4834–S4836 [8JY], S5092 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: require contractors to disclose campaign contributions over a certain amount, S3765 [4JN]

Dept. of State: delays in response to Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) requests relative to investigations and inquiries, S7890 [10NO]

Discrimination: anti-Muslim rhetoric by Republican Party Presidential candidates, S6821 [21SE], S6891 [22SE], S8443 [7DE], S8446, S8447, S8473, S8476 [8DE], S8625 [14DE]

Elections: assessment of voter turnout, S36 [7JA]

——— call for public financing of elections, S6256, S6257 [4AU]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, S409 [22JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to disclosure of campaign contributions by corporations, S1992 [26MR]

——— prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections, S6432 [6AU]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, S518 [27JA]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 229), S349 [21JA]

——— reform financing of Senate elections, S409 [22JA]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (S. 1538), S4098 [11JN]

McCarthy, Representative: remarks relative to congressional committee investigations of Hillary Rodham Clinton relative to attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi and use of personal e-mail account while serving as Sec. of State, S7056 [1OC]

Pipelines: require campaign finance disclosures for certain individuals benefiting from tar sands development, S401 [22JA], S525 [27JA], S570 [28JA]

Political ethics: clarify treatment of certain coordinated political action committee expenditures as contributions to candidates (S. 1838), S5459 [22JY]

Religion: role in government and politics, S6860 [22SE]

Republican Party: impact of rhetoric, S8249 [2DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S365 [21JA], S409 [22JA], S6881 [22SE], S8061 [18NO]

Trump, Donald: characterization of remarks relative to immigration, S5179 [21JY]

——— characterization of remarks relative to Senator McCain’s service during the Vietnamese Conflict, S5179 [21JY]

Reports filed

Terminate Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns and Party Conventions: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 114–362), H9010 [3DE]

Texts of

S. 229, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, S350–S352 [21JA]

S. 1538, Fair Elections Now Act, S4025–S4031 [10JN]