McCain/Feingold and Shays/Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Bills Summary and Comparison

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Elections.

United States.

Campaign funds.

Lobbying.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1997

Summary:

Provides side-by-side comparison of S. 25 and H.R. 493, both the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1997, to establish voluntary spending limits in Senate and House elections, along with cost-saving benefits to participants, in effort to curb role of political action committees and perceived loopholes in current law, including soft money, independent expenditures, and issue advocacy

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. McCain/Feingold and Shays/Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Bills

Publisher Number:

CRS-1997-GOV-0107

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