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Summary of the Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Law
Content: Prohibition on soft money solicitation. Prohibits Federal officeholders and candidates from soliciting or raising soft money for political parties at Federal, state, and local levels, and from soliciting or raising soft money in connection...
Shays - Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Bill
Content: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes
LARSON SUPPORTS SHAYS/MEEHAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM BILL
Content: WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) stated: “We must all thank Chris Shays and Martin Meehan for their courage and steadfast leadership on the issue of campaign finance reform. The fight for reform has been a long and difficult one...
Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Bill - Votewatch - Sierra Club
Content: The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 (better known as the Shays-Meehan bill) - H.R. 2356 - passed the U.S. House on February 14 by a vote of 240 to 189. Although the Sierra Club is deeply concerned over the increased amounts of hard money individuals...
THE LOWDOWN ON THE SHAYS-MEEHAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM LAW
Content: What they won't tell you about how campaign finance reform will affect your church
Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Bill
Content: The U.S. Senate drove a stake into the Bill of Rights and passed the Incumbent Protection Bill by a vote of 60-40. The bill, which squelches the voice of pro-gun organizations such as Gun Owners of America, now goes to the President who has indicated that...
Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Votes on Amendments
Content: Allows a candidate running against a wealthy opponent (who spends more than a threshold amount of his or her own money) to raise hard money contributions at triple the usual limit, and to receive additional coordinated party expenditures
OBERSTAR TO SUPPORT SHAYS-MEEHAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE BILL
Content: WASHINGTON--Calling it "a conscientious attempt to make meaningful reforms to the campaign finance system," Congressman Jim Oberstar expressed his intention to vote for the "Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act" (H.R. 417). Later tonight, the U.S. House of...
Action on Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform - Issues -- UUAWO
Content: WHY? The Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill is currently "stuck" in the House of Representatives. Supporters are using a discharge petition to force consideration of the bill under fair rules. We're only 13 signatures away from the necessary 218...
WRF - Articles - Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Provisions
Content: The Shays-Meehan campaign finance bill, H.R. 2356, passed the House of Representatives last week. It is now headed for consideration in the Senate. Below is a summary of the major provisions of the bill and a brief explanation of how these provisions apply...
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