POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
Articles and editorials
It’s Bold, but Legal—How Campaigns and Their Super PAC Backers Work Together, S5460 [22JY]
Jimmy Carter—The U.S. Is an ‘‘Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery’’, S6257 [4AU]
Bills and resolutions
Corporations: 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: 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]
FCC: 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]
Political campaigns: apply prohibition against conversion of contributions to personal use to contributions to political committees (see H.R. 150), H41 [6JA]
——— clarify treatment of certain coordinated political action committee expenditures as contributions to candidates (see S. 1838), S5455 [22JY]
——— clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 425), H478 [21JA]
——— 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 expenditures in elections for the House of Representatives (see H.R. 1495), H1802 [19MR]
——— 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 acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H9011 [3DE]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S348 [21JA] (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]
——— 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]
——— 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]
Political ethics: 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]
Remarks in House
Political campaigns: 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]
——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (H.R. 154), H160 [9JA]
Remarks in Senate
Political campaigns: call for public financing of elections, S6256, S6257 [4AU]
——— clarify treatment of certain coordinated political action committee expenditures as contributions to candidates (S. 1838), S5459 [22JY]
——— 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]
Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S365 [21JA], S409 [22JA], S6881 [22SE], S8061 [18NO]
Texts of
S. 229, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, S350–S352 [21JA]