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S. 1285 - Fair Elections Now Act

Election; Elections; Campaign Finance Reform - Elections. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been introduced. 
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Fair Elections Now Act

S. 1285 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Keywords
Election; Elections; Campaign Finance Reform
Summary
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Fair Elections Now Act
Sponsor
Richard Durbin
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Elections
  • Administrative procedure
  • Auctions
  • Auditing
  • Budgets
  • Campaign funds
  • Congress
  • Congressional elections
  • Congressional mail
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Election administration
  • Election candidates
  • Electronic data interchange
  • Executive departments
  • Executive reorganization
  • Expedited congressional procedure
  • Federal Election Commission
  • Finance
  • Fines (Penalties)
  • Franking privilege
  • Government information
  • Government paperwork
  • Government trust funds
  • Governmental investigations
  • House rules and procedure
  • Judicial review
  • Law
  • Legislation
  • Licenses
  • Negative campaigning
  • Political action committees
  • Political advertising
  • Political parties
  • Primaries
  • Radio frequency allocation
  • Radio stations
  • Senate
  • Senate rules and procedure
  • Supreme Court
  • Taxation
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
  • Telecommunication rates
  • Television stations
  • User charges
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced5/03/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced5/03/2007
5/03/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
6/20/2007Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Average contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

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15 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones
15 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Fair Elections Now Act

15 organizations supported this bill

AFL-CIO
James Parks (2007, June 20). AFL-CIO Strongly Supports Public Financing for Congressional Campaigns. Retrieved February 29, 2012, from AFL CIO.
Americans for Campaign Reform
(n.d.). Simpson Supports Public Funding. Retrieved n.d., from .
Campaign Legal Center
(n.d.). Legal Center Debunks Broadcaster Claims, Urges Support for Media Voucher System. Retrieved n.d., from .
Center for Corporate Policy
(n.d.). Public Funding of Elections. Retrieved n.d., from .
Common Cause
(n.d.). Fair Elections Now Act Summary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Democracy Matters
(n.d.). From the community Clean up money, clean up politics. Retrieved n.d., from .
Fair Elections Now Coalition
(n.d.). Sign our petition!. Retrieved n.d., from .
League of Conservation Voters
(n.d.). Selected Statements of Support for the Fair Elections Now Act, SB 1285. Retrieved n.d., from .
League of Women Voters
(n.d.). What You Can Do:. Retrieved n.d., from .
MoveOn.org
(n.d.). Selected Statements of Support for the Fair Elections Now Act, SB 1285. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(n.d.). Selected Statements of Support for the Fair Elections Now Act, SB 1285. Retrieved n.d., from .
Public Campaign
(n.d.). Fair Elections. Retrieved n.d., from .
Public Citizen
(n.d.). The Solution: Fair Elections. Retrieved n.d., from .
Sierra Club
(n.d.). Selected Statements of Support for the Fair Elections Now Act, SB 1285. Retrieved n.d., from .
U.S. Public Interest Research Groups
(n.d.). How You Can Help. Retrieved n.d., from .

2 organizations opposed this bill

Center for Competitive Politics
(n.d.). Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; 6-20-07. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Broadcasters
(n.d.). National Association of Broadcasters; Letter to Dianne Feinstein; David K. Rehr; 6-20-07. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$30,500$3,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$6,100$5,600
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$24,950$23,400
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$26,200$56,692
Bob BennettRUT$3,000$13,000
Joe BidenDDE$32,010$8,308
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$20,001$6,500
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$18,950
Barbara BoxerDCA$228,856$24,650
Sherrod BrownDOH$102,532$29,350
Sam BrownbackRKS$5,000$22,500
Jim BunningRKY$0$6,800
Richard BurrRNC$2,300$59,691
Robert ByrdDWV$10,250$12,400
Maria CantwellDWA$184,915$45,425
Ben CardinDMD$71,801$10,200
Tom CarperDDE$2,300$6,000
Bob CaseyDPA$148,263$35,200
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$30,770
Hillary ClintonDNY$288,395$105,225
Tom CoburnROK$0$7,700
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$7,000
Norm ColemanRMN$23,619$85,100
Susan CollinsRME$17,650$9,050
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$4,000$15,200
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$54,700
John CornynRTX$12,200$59,850
Larry CraigRID$0$1,000
Mike CrapoRID$1,000$5,500
Jim DeMintRSC$2,300$27,150
Chris DoddDCT$8,200$15,700
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$12,930$29,900
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$6,600
Byron DorganDND$4,250$36,190
Dick DurbinDIL$35,010$4,350
John EnsignRNV$500$45,749
Mike EnziRWY$0$6,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$60,808$14,896
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$45,600$11,350
Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,850$24,950
Chuck GrassleyRIA$19,000$10,250
Judd GreggRNH$3,000$3,000
Chuck HagelRNE$0$4,600
Tom HarkinDIA$35,976$3,500
Orrin HatchRUT$7,500$26,100
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,733$53,799
Jim InhofeROK$0$13,625
Dan InouyeDHI$28,301$24,500
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$7,200
Tim JohnsonDSD$30,998$15,000
Ted KennedyDMA$28,220$18,650
John KerryDMA$31,220$12,100
Amy KlobucharDMN$110,885$19,616
Herb KohlDWI$0$-500
Jon KylRAZ$3,400$49,000
Mary LandrieuDLA$14,966$41,399
Frank LautenbergDNJ$25,203$24,700
Patrick LeahyDVT$19,450$18,950
Carl LevinDMI$46,366$5,423
Joe LiebermanICT$70,900$27,000
Blanche LincolnDAR$10,550$25,750
Chester Trent LottRMS$1,000$12,250
Dick LugarRIN$30,750$4,000
Mel MartinezRFL$22,750$29,472
John McCainRAZ$8,250$34,250
Claire McCaskillDMO$71,330$28,016
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$32,050$60,250
Bob MenéndezDNJ$112,080$86,650
Barbara MikulskiDMD$23,650$8,000
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$16,600$17,450
Patty MurrayDWA$102,249$6,250
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,500$28,700
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$63,405$45,700
Barack ObamaDIL$189,067$24,733
Mark PryorDAR$8,000$22,500
John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,060$2,600
Harry ReidDNV$62,848$26,500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$13,250
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$50,700$30,600
Ken SalazarDCO$159,113$34,788
Bernie SandersIVT$51,320$4,100
Chuck SchumerDNY$68,498$30,200
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$13,250
Richard ShelbyRAL$2,300$11,250
Gordon SmithROR$7,600$40,668
Olympia SnoweRME$26,500$18,250
Arlen SpecterDPA$63,450$123,200
Debbie StabenowDMI$66,110$31,461
Ted StevensRAK$8,700$27,100
John SununuRNH$0$48,100
Jon TesterDMT$115,977$9,300
Craig ThomasRWY$0$4,000
John ThuneRSD$0$53,450
David VitterRLA$10,927$32,522
George VoinovichROH$250$17,890
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$56,200$11,650
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$44,910$14,250
Ron WydenDOR$6,500$11,750

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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$30,500$3,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$6,100$5,600
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$24,950$23,400
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$26,200$56,692
Bob BennettRUT$3,000$13,000
Joe BidenDDE$32,010$8,308
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$20,001$6,500
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$18,950
Barbara BoxerDCA$228,856$24,650
Sherrod BrownDOH$102,532$29,350
Sam BrownbackRKS$5,000$22,500
Jim BunningRKY$0$6,800
Richard BurrRNC$2,300$59,691
Robert ByrdDWV$10,250$12,400
Maria CantwellDWA$184,915$45,425
Ben CardinDMD$71,801$10,200
Tom CarperDDE$2,300$6,000
Bob CaseyDPA$148,263$35,200
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$30,770
Hillary ClintonDNY$288,395$105,225
Tom CoburnROK$0$7,700
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$7,000
Norm ColemanRMN$23,619$85,100
Susan CollinsRME$17,650$9,050
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$4,000$15,200
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$54,700
John CornynRTX$12,200$59,850
Larry CraigRID$0$1,000
Mike CrapoRID$1,000$5,500
Jim DeMintRSC$2,300$27,150
Chris DoddDCT$8,200$15,700
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$12,930$29,900
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$6,600
Byron DorganDND$4,250$36,190
Dick DurbinDIL$35,010$4,350
John EnsignRNV$500$45,749
Mike EnziRWY$0$6,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$60,808$14,896
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$45,600$11,350
Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,850$24,950
Chuck GrassleyRIA$19,000$10,250
Judd GreggRNH$3,000$3,000
Chuck HagelRNE$0$4,600
Tom HarkinDIA$35,976$3,500
Orrin HatchRUT$7,500$26,100
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,733$53,799
Jim InhofeROK$0$13,625
Dan InouyeDHI$28,301$24,500
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$7,200
Tim JohnsonDSD$30,998$15,000
Ted KennedyDMA$28,220$18,650
John KerryDMA$31,220$12,100
Amy KlobucharDMN$110,885$19,616
Herb KohlDWI$0$-500
Jon KylRAZ$3,400$49,000
Mary LandrieuDLA$14,966$41,399
Frank LautenbergDNJ$25,203$24,700
Patrick LeahyDVT$19,450$18,950
Carl LevinDMI$46,366$5,423
Joe LiebermanICT$70,900$27,000
Blanche LincolnDAR$10,550$25,750
Chester Trent LottRMS$1,000$12,250
Dick LugarRIN$30,750$4,000
Mel MartinezRFL$22,750$29,472
John McCainRAZ$8,250$34,250
Claire McCaskillDMO$71,330$28,016
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$32,050$60,250
Bob MenéndezDNJ$112,080$86,650
Barbara MikulskiDMD$23,650$8,000
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$16,600$17,450
Patty MurrayDWA$102,249$6,250
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,500$28,700
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$63,405$45,700
Barack ObamaDIL$189,067$24,733
Mark PryorDAR$8,000$22,500
John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,060$2,600
Harry ReidDNV$62,848$26,500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$13,250
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$50,700$30,600
Ken SalazarDCO$159,113$34,788
Bernie SandersIVT$51,320$4,100
Chuck SchumerDNY$68,498$30,200
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$13,250
Richard ShelbyRAL$2,300$11,250
Gordon SmithROR$7,600$40,668
Olympia SnoweRME$26,500$18,250
Arlen SpecterDPA$63,450$123,200
Debbie StabenowDMI$66,110$31,461
Ted StevensRAK$8,700$27,100
John SununuRNH$0$48,100
Jon TesterDMT$115,977$9,300
Craig ThomasRWY$0$4,000
John ThuneRSD$0$53,450
David VitterRLA$10,927$32,522
George VoinovichROH$250$17,890
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$56,200$11,650
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$44,910$14,250
Ron WydenDOR$6,500$11,750

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Environmental policy$1,974,709
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,208,793
Labor Unions$241,400

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Commercial TV & radio stations$2,414,108
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