107th Congress / Bills / S 27

Title

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform.

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Votes on this bill

Date	Chamber	Result	Vote
4/2/01	Senate	Passed	Session 1, roll call 64: On Passage of the Bill S. 27, as amended; Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001
3/30/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 63: On the Amendment McCain Amendment No. 165; Relating to coordination expenditure or other disbursement, a means of payment made in concert or cooperation with the candidate's authorized political committee, or their agents, or a political party committee or its agents.
3/30/01	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 62: On the Amendment Reed Amendment No. 164, as modified; To make amendments regarding the enforcement authority and procedures of the Federal Election Commission.
3/29/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 60: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Bingaman Amdt. No. 158; To provide candidates for election to Federal office with the opportunity to respond to negative political advertisements sponsored by noncandidates.
3/29/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 59: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Frist Amdt. No. 156, as modified; To make certain provisions nonseverable, and to provide for expedited judicial review of any provision of, or amendment made by, this Act.
3/29/01	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 58: On the Amendment Harkin Amendment No. 155; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending limits with respect to Senate election campaigns.
3/29/01	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 57: On the Amendment DeWine Amdt. No. 152; To strike title II, including section 204 of such title, as added by the amendment proposed by Mr. Wellstone (Amendment No. 145).
3/28/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 56: On the Amendment Schumer Amendment No. 153; To condition the availability of television media rates for national committees of political parties on the adherence of those committees to existing coordinated spending limits.
3/28/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 55: On the Amendment Thompson Amdt. No. 149, as modified; To modify and index contribution limits.
3/28/01	Senate	Failed	Session 1, roll call 54: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Feinstein Amendment No. 151; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify individual contribution limits.
3/28/01	Senate	Failed	Session 1, roll call 53: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Thompson Amendment No. 149; To modify and index contribution limits.
3/27/01	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 52: On the Amendment Kerry Amendment No. 148; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide partial public financing for Senate candidates who abide by voluntary spending limits.
3/27/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 51: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Hagel Amdt. No. 146, Division III; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, and increasing individual contribution limits, and for other purposes.
3/27/01	Senate	Failed	Session 1, roll call 50: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Hagel Amdt. No. 146, Division II; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, and increasing individual contribution limits, and for other purposes.
3/27/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 49: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Hagel Amendment No. 146, Division I; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, and increasing individual contribution limits, and for other purposes.
3/26/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 48: On the Amendment Wellstone Amendment No. 145; To apply the prohibition on electioneering communications to targeted communications of certain tax-exempt organizations.
3/23/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 46: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Helms Amdt. No. 141, as modified; To require labor organizations to provide notice to members concerning their rights with respect to the expenditure of funds for activities unrelated to collective bargaining.
3/22/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 45: On the Amendment Nickles Amdt. No. 139; To strike section 304.
3/22/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 44: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Hatch Amdt. No. 136; To add a provision to require disclosure to shareholders and members regarding use of funds for political activities.
3/21/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 43: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Hatch Amdt. No. 134; To strike section 304 and add a provision to require disclosure to and consent by shareholders and members regarding use of funds for political activities.
3/21/01	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 42: On the Amendment Wellstone Amdt. No. 123; To allow a State to enact voluntary public financing legislation regarding the election of Federal candidates in such State.
3/21/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 41: On the Amendment Torricelli Amendment No. 122; To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require television broadcast stations, and providers of cable or satellite television service, to provide lowest unit rate to committees of political parties purchasing time on behalf of candidates.
3/20/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 40: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Smith (OR) Amdt. No. 118; To prohibit candidates and Members of Congress from accepting certain contributions while Congress is in session.
3/20/01	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 39: On the Amendment Bennett Amdt. No. 117; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit separate segregated funds and nonconnected political committees from using soft money to subsidize hard dollar fundraising.
3/20/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 38: On the Amendment Domenici Amendment No. 115; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to modify contribution limits in response to expenditures of a candidate from personal funds.
3/19/01	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 37: On the Motion to Table Motion To Table Domenici Amendment No. 112; To increase contribution limits in response to candidate's use of personal wealth and limit time to use contributions to repay personal loans to campaigns.