[House Report 109-404]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-404

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    PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 513, 527 REFORM ACT OF 2005

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   April 4, 2006.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Mr. Dreier, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 755]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 755, by a recorded vote of 9 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 513, the 
527 Reform Act of 2005, under a closed rule. The rule provides 
one hour of debate in the House equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
House Administration. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on House Administration 
now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in 
this report, shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides 
that all points of order against the bill, as amended, are 
waived.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The Committee on Rules is not aware of any points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The waivers of all points of 
order are prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 164

    Date: April 4, 2006.
    Measure: H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act of 2005.
    Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Emanuel which amends the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) 
to provide that any 501(c)(6) that makes any ``electioneering 
communications'' aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a 
calendar year becomes a Federal political committee, required 
to register and report with the FEC.
    Results: Defeated 3 to 9.
    Vote by members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Putnam--Nay; Capito--Nay; Cole--Nay; Bishop--
Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--
Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 165

    Date: April 4, 2006.
    Measure: H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act of 2005.
    Motion by: Mrs. Matsui.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Wynn which clarifies the ability of Federal officeholders to 
attend and participate in State and local party fundraisers and 
allows them to endorse Federal, State, and local candidates.
    Results: Defeated 3 to 9.
    Vote by members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Putnam--Nay; Capito--Nay; Cole--Nay; Bishop--
Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Matsui--
Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 166

    Date: April 4, 2006.
    Measure: H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act of 2005.
    Motion by: Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Agreed 9 to 3.
    Vote by members: Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Sessions--Yea; Putnam--Yea; Capito--Yea; Cole--Yea; Bishop--
Yea; Gingrey--Yea; Slaughter--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; Matsui--
Nay; Dreier--Yea.

               SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    (Summary of amendment derived from information provided by 
the sponsor.)
    Dreier: Removes the limits on the amounts parties can spend 
in coordination with their own candidates. Also changes the 
short title of the bill to the ``527 Reform Act of 2006.''

                TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  In section 1, strike ``527 Reform Act of 2005'' and insert 
``527 Reform Act of 2006''.
  Insert after section 3 the following:

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PARTY EXPENDITURES ON BEHALF OF 
                    CANDIDATES IN GENERAL ELECTIONS.

  (a) Repeal of Limit.--Section 315(d) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (1)--
                  (A) by striking ``(1) Notwithstanding any 
                other provision of law with respect to 
                limitations on expenditures or limitations on 
                contributions, the national committee'' and 
                inserting ``Notwithstanding any other provision 
                of law with respect to limitations on amounts 
                of expenditures or contributions, a national 
                committee'',
                  (B) by striking ``the general'' and inserting 
                ``any'', and
                  (C) by striking ``Federal office, subject to 
                the limitations contained in paragraphs (2), 
                (3), and (4) of this subsection'' and inserting 
                ``Federal office in any amount''; and
          (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
  (b) Conforming Amendments.--
          (1) Indexing.--Section 315(c) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
        441a(c)) is amended--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking 
                ``(d),''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking 
                ``subsections (b) and (d)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (b)''.
          (2) Increase in limits for senate candidates facing 
        wealthy opponents.--Section 315(i) of such Act (2 
        U.S.C. 441a(i)(1)) is amended--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)(C)(iii)--
                          (i) by adding ``and'' at the end of 
                        subclause (I),
                          (ii) in subclause (II), by striking 
                        ``; and'' and inserting a period, and
                          (iii) by striking subclause (III);
                  (B) in paragraph (2)(A) in the matter 
                preceding clause (i), by striking ``, and a 
                party committee shall not make any 
                expenditure,'';
                  (C) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking 
                ``and party expenditures previously made''; and
                  (D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``and a 
                party shall not make any expenditure''.
          (3) Increase in limits for house candidates facing 
        wealthy opponents.--Section 315A(a) of such Act (2 
        U.S.C. 441a--1(a)) is amended--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by adding ``and'' at the end of 
                        subparagraph (A),
                          (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``; and'' and inserting a period, and
                          (iii) by striking subparagraph (C);
                  (B) in paragraph (3)(A) in the matter 
                preceding clause (i), by striking ``, and a 
                party committee shall not make any 
                expenditure,'';
                  (C) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking 
                ``and party expenditures previously made''; and
                  (D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``and a 
                party shall not make any expenditure''.
  (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect January 1, 2006.

                                  
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