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HR 3581 - Campaign Finance Reform bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Mark Sanford, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (74-337) - March 30, 1998 (Key vote)
Title: Campaign Finance Reform bill
Vote to pass a bill that changes provisions about soft money, increases contribution limits, and bans donations by non-citizens.
- Prohibits labor unions, national banks and corporations from collecting any dues or fees to be used for political activities from stockholders and employees without separate, prior, written, and voluntary consent.
- Prohibits non-citizens, including those legally in the United States, from contributing to candidates for federal election and penalizes contributing non-citizens 200 percent of the amount provided.
- Bans cash contributions greater than $100.
- Requires any person who conducts a federal election poll to disclose the identity of the person paying the expenses.
- Establishes a 5 state Voter Eligibility Pilot Confirmation Program.
- Increases maximum contributions from individuals to candidates from $1,000 to $2,000.
- Raises maximum contributions from individuals to national political parties from $20,000 to $60,000.
- Increases the aggregate annual campaign contribution limit of individuals from $25,000 to $75,000.
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 Finance Reform bill
Sponsors
- William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Horn (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
