Campaign Finance Bills Passed in the 107th Congress : Comparison of S. 27 (McCain-Feingold), H.R. 2356 (Shays-Meehan), and Current Law.

Examines campaign finance bills in 107th Congress which propose restrictions on the raising of soft money and issue advocacy. Provides side-by-side comparison of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001, S. 27 (McCain-Feingold), Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act, H.R. 2356 of 2001 (Shays-Meehan),...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Campaign funds. Foreign exchange. Money. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Examines campaign finance bills in 107th Congress which propose restrictions on the raising of soft money and issue advocacy. Provides side-by-side comparison of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001, S. 27 (McCain-Feingold), Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act, H.R. 2356 of 2001 (Shays-Meehan), and current law (in most cases, Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971). Reviews issues surrounding soft and hard money; FEC disclosure and enforcement; foreign money; and Congressional debates on and amendments to S. 27, S.J. Res. 4 and H.R. 2356.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.