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S 1219 - Campaign Finance Reform bill - Key Vote
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Legislation - Cloture Not Invoked (Senate) (54-46) - June 25, 1996 (Key vote)
Title: Campaign Finance Reform bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to invoke cloture on a bill that changes campaign finance laws, provides reduced broadcast and postage rates for candidates that abide by voluntary spending limits, and bans political action committee (PAC) contributions.
Highlights:
- Creates voluntary spending limits which, if met, allows the candidate to receive free and reduced broadcast cable time and reduced postage prices.
- Bans political action committees (PACs) from contributing to a Federal campaign, and restricts contributions from PACs if the ban is not in place.
- Prohibits a national committee of a political party from soliciting or receiving soft money contributions for federal elections.
- Requires all forms of political advertising to include the following statement: "XXXXX is responsible for the content of this advertisement," with the blank to be filled in by the person or committee paying for the advertisement.
- Prohibits a member of Congress from sending out franked mail during a year in which he or she is running for an election.
- Requires 60 percent of campaign contributions to come from a candidate's own state or district.
- Limits personal candidate spending to $250,000 in an election cycle.
- Excludes contributions made by a political committee of a political party and contributions by individuals significant in the candidate's campaign from counting as an “independent expenditure.”
Note:
NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A 3/5 MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER. A FAILED CLOTURE VOTE OFTEN PREVENTS THE LEGISLATION FROM EVER COMING TO A VOTE.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Sept. 7, 1995
Title: Campaign Finance Reform bill
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Jeff Bingaman (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Glenn (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel Robert 'Bob' Graham (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Robert 'Bob' Kerrey (NE - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Herbert H. 'Herb' Kohl (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Patty Murray (WA - D)
- Sam Nunn (GA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Claiborne Pell (RI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul Simon (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alan K. Simpson (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Fred Dalton Thompson (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul D. Wellstone (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Wyden (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
