Key Votes
HR 3582 - Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Joe Pitts voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- March 31, 1998 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- March 30, 1998 House Bill Passed
- March 30, 1998 Introduced
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Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - March 31, 1998
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (405-6) - March 30, 1998 (Key vote)
Title: Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998
Vote to pass a bill that requires detailed reporting of campaign contributions by candidates and to increase the amount of information the Federal Election Commission makes available to the public.
- Gives each political committee 24 hours to notify the Federal Election Commission and the State Department of any individual contribution made within 90 days of the election.
- Mandates that each political committee report the candidate's name, the office sought, the identification of the contributor, the date, and the amount contributed within 1 day of receiving an individual contribution.
- Compels the Federal Election Commission to file contribution information electronically immediately upon receiving it.
- Requires the Federal Election Commission to respond publicly to questions and complaints about campaign finance law.
- Bans cash contributions greater than $100.
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 30, 1998
Title: Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998
Sponsors
- Rick White (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert D. 'Bob' Franks (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- William 'Bill' Paxon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Linda A. Smith (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
