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Campaign Finance: Potential Legislative and Policy Issues for the 111th Congress
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
Campaign Finance Activity in the 110th Congress: A Brief Review ........................................1
Emerging Campaign Finance Policy Issues ...........................................................................2
Authority to D isburse Campaign Funds ....................................................................... 2
Bundling .........................................................................................................................3
Electronic Filing of Senate Campaign Finance Reports................................................ 5
Federal Election Commission Issues ...............................................................................7
Hybrid A dvertising................................................................................................... 9
Joint Fundraising Committees .......................................................................................10
Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns .................................................................12
527 Organizations .........................................................................................................14
Overarching Policy Concerns and Concluding Comments ...................................................16
Amounts and Sources of Money....................................................................................17
Transparency ................................................................................................................18
Scope of Regulation......................................................................................................18
Tables
Table 1. Current M embers of the Federal Election Com m ission.............................................. 9
Table 2. Individual Contribution Limits for the 2007-2008 Election Cycle.............................. 11
Table 3. Receipts and Expenditures of 527 Organizations, 2004 and 2008 Election
Cycles....................................................................................................................................15
Contacts
Author Contact Information ......................................................................................................18Congressional Research Service
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Garrett, R. Sam. Campaign Finance: Potential Legislative and Policy Issues for the 111th Congress, report, March 30, 2009; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc809147/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.