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HR 3820 - Campaign Finance Reform - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Pete King voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (162-259) - July 25, 1996(Key vote)
Title: Campaign Finance Reform
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Vote to pass a bill that amends the Federal Campaign Act of 1971 by changing campaign contribution limits and disclosure requirements.
- Indicates that at least half of individual campaign contributions must come from individual residents of the district the candidate is seeking to represent.
- Prohibits political party committees from contributing more than $5,000 to a candidate in a federal election.
- Stipulates that if a candidate for the House of Representatives expends more than $150,000 of personal funds, then a political party committee may contribute to the opponents campaign without complying with the limits on contributions for political party committees.
- Allows political party committees to match the amount of campaign funds carried over from a former election cycle for an incumbent for their nominee who is not the incumbent.
- Requires that all contributions made 20 days before the election are reported within 24 hours.
- Prohibits workers unions from using members dues for activities other than collective bargaining, contract administration or grievance adjustment without written agreement of the union member.
Sponsors
- William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harris W. Fawell (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon David Fox (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Newton Leroy 'Newt' Gingrich (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Enid Greene (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Hobson (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James T. 'Jim' Kolbe (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert L. 'Bob' Livingston (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Bill' Paxon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Duhcan Riggs (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert S. Walker (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- W. Curtis 'Curt' Weldon (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
