S. 1285 - Fair Elections Now Act
Election; Elections; Campaign Finance Reform - Elections. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Richard Durbin
- Summary:
- A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
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
Introduced 5/03/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 5/03/2007 5/03/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 6/20/2007 Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Contributions
- January - February 2003 For $40,131 Against $48,000
- March - April 2003 For $99,300 Against $113,910
- May - June 2003 For $70,000 Against $53,800
- July - August 2003 For $39,435 Against $32,800
- September - October 2003 For $82,858 Against $51,650
- November - December 2003 For $85,129 Against $66,419
- January - February 2004 For $53,173 Against $62,000
- March - April 2004 For $125,423 Against $78,450
- May - June 2004 For $186,682 Against $68,401
- July - August 2004 For $104,946 Against $55,722
- September - October 2004 For $215,656 Against $151,338
- November - December 2004 For $30,110 Against $26,322
- January - February 2005 For $46,600 Against $47,900
- March - April 2005 For $89,573 Against $152,350
- May - June 2005 For $123,095 Against $96,724
- July - August 2005 For $47,100 Against $24,600
- September - October 2005 For $100,152 Against $74,853
- November - December 2005 For $134,120 Against $88,903
- January - February 2006 For $56,712 Against $30,010
- March - April 2006 For $159,914 Against $66,716
- May - June 2006 For $212,181 Against $87,016
- July - August 2006 For $134,110 Against $65,435
- September - October 2006 For $440,793 Against $151,849
- November - December 2006 For $55,082 Against $32,350
- January - February 2007 For $39,010 Against $39,120
- March - April 2007 For $63,750 Against $80,100
- May - June 2007 For $89,100 Against $57,200
- July - August 2007 For $48,771 Against $40,565
- September - October 2007 For $72,385 Against $71,218
- November - December 2007 For $69,894 Against $51,400
- January - February 2008 For $29,650 Against $25,100
- March - April 2008 For $50,360 Against $78,673
- May - June 2008 For $63,407 Against $69,700
- July - August 2008 For $58,680 Against $44,230
- September - October 2008 For $79,770 Against $94,984
- November - December 2008 For $27,850 Against $34,300
Votes
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.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $30,500 | $3,500 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $6,100 | $5,600 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $24,950 | $23,400 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $26,200 | $56,692 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $3,000 | $13,000 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $32,010 | $8,308 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $20,001 | $6,500 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $18,950 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $228,856 | $24,650 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $102,532 | $29,350 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $5,000 | $22,500 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $6,800 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $2,300 | $59,691 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $10,250 | $12,400 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $184,915 | $45,425 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $71,801 | $10,200 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $2,300 | $6,000 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $148,263 | $35,200 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $30,770 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $288,395 | $105,225 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $7,700 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $2,300 | $7,000 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $23,619 | $85,100 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $17,650 | $9,050 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $4,000 | $15,200 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $2,000 | $54,700 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $12,200 | $59,850 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $1,000 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $1,000 | $5,500 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $2,300 | $27,150 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $8,200 | $15,700 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $12,930 | $29,900 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $6,600 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $4,250 | $36,190 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $35,010 | $4,350 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $500 | $45,749 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $6,000 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $60,808 | $14,896 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $45,600 | $11,350 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $15,850 | $24,950 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $19,000 | $10,250 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $4,600 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $35,976 | $3,500 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $7,500 | $26,100 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $7,733 | $53,799 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $13,625 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $28,301 | $24,500 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $7,200 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $30,998 | $15,000 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $28,220 | $18,650 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $31,220 | $12,100 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $110,885 | $19,616 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $-500 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $3,400 | $49,000 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $14,966 | $41,399 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $25,203 | $24,700 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $19,450 | $18,950 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $46,366 | $5,423 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $70,900 | $27,000 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $10,550 | $25,750 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $1,000 | $12,250 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $30,750 | $4,000 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $22,750 | $29,472 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $8,250 | $34,250 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $71,330 | $28,016 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $32,050 | $60,250 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $112,080 | $86,650 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $23,650 | $8,000 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $16,600 | $17,450 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $102,249 | $6,250 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $2,500 | $28,700 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $63,405 | $45,700 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $189,067 | $24,733 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $8,000 | $22,500 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $8,060 | $2,600 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $62,848 | $26,500 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $13,250 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $50,700 | $30,600 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $159,113 | $34,788 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $51,320 | $4,100 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $68,498 | $30,200 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $2,000 | $13,250 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $2,300 | $11,250 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $7,600 | $40,668 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $26,500 | $18,250 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $63,450 | $123,200 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $66,110 | $31,461 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $8,700 | $27,100 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $48,100 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $115,977 | $9,300 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $4,000 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $53,450 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $10,927 | $32,522 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $250 | $17,890 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $56,200 | $11,650 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $44,910 | $14,250 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $6,500 | $11,750 |
