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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT OF 2002.

Manz, William H.


Item #: 8773

Pages: 12v.
Published: Getzville; William S. Hein & Co., Inc.; 2003.

Subjects: BUSINESS/ECONOMICS, LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Represents the most sweeping changes in campaign financereform since the Watergate era. The most importantprovision of this bill is the so-called ban on "soft money",the previously unregulated contributions given for purposesother than advocating a candidate's election or defeat.Other provisions of the legislation strengthen bans oncontributions by foreign nationals to state, local, andfederal elections, bans solicitation of campaigncontributions on federal property, and requires radio andtelevision stations to make public information relating toall broadcast political advertising.This set includes the final version of the law, reportsof the law, congressional record, and previous bill versionsand related reports and hearings of the 107th Congress, aswell as bills from the 101st-106th Congresses.Represents the most sweeping changes in campaign financereform since the Watergate era. The most importantprovision of this bill is the so-called ban on "soft money",the previously unregulated contributions given for purposesother than advocating a candidate's election or defeat.Other provisions of the legislation strengthen bans oncontributions by foreign nationals to state, local, andfederal elections, bans solicitation of campaigncontributions on federal property, and requires radio andtelevision stations to make public information relating toall broadcast political advertising.This is the Core set which includes the final version of thelaw and only those congressional documents directly relatedto the final version of the law. For the comprehensive set,please see Hein item #8773.

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