S. 223 - Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act

Elections. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act

S. 223 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.
Other Titles
  • Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
  • Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
Sponsor
Russell Feingold
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Elections
  • Congress
  • Congressional elections
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Election candidates
  • Electronic government information
  • Finance
  • Financial statements
  • Government information
  • Government paperwork
  • Politics and government
  • Senate
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced1/09/2007
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced1/09/2007
    1/09/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    1/09/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S293)
    3/14/2007Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
    3/28/2007Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Feinstein with an amendment. Without written report.
    Put on a legislative calendar3/28/2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.
    Put on a legislative calendar3/28/2007Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
    4/26/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5155-5156)
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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    Contributions

    1. January - February 2003 For $88,911 Against $0
    2. March - April 2003 For $219,689 Against $0
    3. May - June 2003 For $224,676 Against $0
    4. July - August 2003 For $106,772 Against $0
    5. September - October 2003 For $162,678 Against $0
    6. November - December 2003 For $159,215 Against $0
    7. January - February 2004 For $163,317 Against $0
    8. March - April 2004 For $418,308 Against $0
    9. May - June 2004 For $769,071 Against $0
    10. July - August 2004 For $567,874 Against $0
    11. September - October 2004 For $1,600,615 Against $0
    12. November - December 2004 For $134,079 Against $0
    13. January - February 2005 For $75,600 Against $0
    14. March - April 2005 For $159,952 Against $0
    15. May - June 2005 For $157,980 Against $0
    16. July - August 2005 For $59,500 Against $0
    17. September - October 2005 For $107,126 Against $0
    18. November - December 2005 For $178,300 Against $0
    19. January - February 2006 For $106,652 Against $0
    20. March - April 2006 For $298,624 Against $0
    21. May - June 2006 For $234,615 Against $0
    22. July - August 2006 For $169,560 Against $0
    23. September - October 2006 For $698,388 Against $0
    24. November - December 2006 For $139,687 Against $0
    25. January - February 2007 For $178,740 Against $0
    26. March - April 2007 For $336,280 Against $0
    27. May - June 2007 For $484,198 Against $0
    28. July - August 2007 For $268,020 Against $0
    29. September - October 2007 For $398,409 Against $0
    30. November - December 2007 For $457,081 Against $0
    31. January - February 2008 For $225,152 Against $0
    32. March - April 2008 For $487,470 Against $0
    33. May - June 2008 For $530,226 Against $0
    34. July - August 2008 For $433,977 Against $0
    35. September - October 2008 For $990,362 Against $0
    36. November - December 2008 For $538,044 Against $0

    Votes

      23 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

      Organizations that took a position on
      Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act

      23 organizations supported this bill

      Alliance For Justice
      (n.d.). Letter to Senators Reid and McConnell. Retrieved n.d., from .
      American Conservative Union
      (n.d.). Letter to Senators Reid and McConnell. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Americans for the Preservation of Liberty
      (n.d.). Letter to Senators Reid and McConnell. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Campaign Finance Institute
      (n.d.). Testimony of Stephen R. Weissman before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Campaign Legal Center
      (n.d.). Campaign Legal Center; "Dear Senator"; 3-23-2007. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Center for Democracy & Technology
      (n.d.). Digital Democracy. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest
      (n.d.). Letter to Senators Reid and McConnell. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Center for Responsive Politics
      (n.d.). Help Us Increase Campaign Finance Disclosure - Pass S. 233!. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Change Congress
      (n.d.). Help Us Increase Campaign Finance Disclosure - Pass S. 233!. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
      (n.d.). Senator John Ensign needs to stop blocking electronic disclosure of campaign finance reports. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Common Cause
      (n.d.). Common Cause; "Dear Senator"; 3-23-2007. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Democracy 21
      (n.d.). Democracy 21; "Dear Senator"; 3-23-2007. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Federal Election Commission
      (n.d.). Testimony of Patrina M. Clark. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Free Speech Coalition
      (n.d.). Letter to Senators Reid and McConnell. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Gun Owners of America
      (n.d.). Letter to Senators Reid and McConnell. Retrieved n.d., from .
      League of Women Voters
      (n.d.). League of Women Voters; "Dear Senator"; 3-23-2007. Retrieved n.d., from .
      National Center for Public Policy Research
      (n.d.). Letter to Senators Reid and McConnell. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Project On Government Oversight
      (n.d.). Project on Government Oversight; "Senate Should Go Electronic"; John Pruett. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Public Campaign
      (n.d.). Help Us Increase Campaign Finance Disclosure - Pass S. 233!. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Public Citizen
      (n.d.). Tell the Senate to go Digital. Retrieved n.d., from .
      Sunlight Foundation
      (n.d.). Help Us Increase Campaign Finance Disclosure - Pass S. 233!. Retrieved n.d., from .
      The Next Right
      (n.d.). Help Us Increase Campaign Finance Disclosure - Pass S. 233!. Retrieved n.d., from .
      U.S. Public Interest Research Groups
      (n.d.). U.S. PIRG; "Dear Senator"; 3-23-2007. 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.
      Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

      Contributions by Legislator

      Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$0
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$112,633$0
      Alan Wayne AllardRCO$3,000$0
      Max BaucusDMT$27,750$0
      Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$250$0
      Bob BennettRUT$18,345$0
      Joe BidenDDE$4,710$0
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$16,001$0
      Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$145,991$0
      Barbara BoxerDCA$195,356$0
      Sherrod BrownDOH$60,610$0
      Sam BrownbackRKS$69,473$0
      Jim BunningRKY$127,053$0
      Richard BurrRNC$285,481$0
      Robert ByrdDWV$250$0
      Maria CantwellDWA$160,365$0
      Ben CardinDMD$35,951$0
      Tom CarperDDE$2,800$0
      Bob CaseyDPA$66,513$0
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$590,898$0
      Hillary ClintonDNY$139,250$0
      Tom CoburnROK$521,884$0
      William Thad CochranRMS$26,000$0
      Norm ColemanRMN$740,371$0
      Susan CollinsRME$170,933$0
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
      Bob CorkerRTN$198,751$0
      John CornynRTX$442,004$0
      Larry CraigRID$2,500$0
      Mike CrapoRID$11,223$0
      Jim DeMintRSC$569,639$0
      Chris DoddDCT$4,100$0
      Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$788,501$0
      Pete DomeniciRNM$36,200$0
      Byron DorganDND$1,250$0
      Dick DurbinDIL$21,160$0
      John EnsignRNV$79,925$0
      Mike EnziRWY$14,200$0
      Russ FeingoldDWI$39,308$0
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$38,850$0
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$69,816$0
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$97,352$0
      Judd GreggRNH$45,323$0
      Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
      Tom HarkinDIA$15,046$0
      Orrin HatchRUT$66,466$0
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$259,259$0
      Jim InhofeROK$172,425$0
      Dan InouyeDHI$2,550$0
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$150,316$0
      Tim JohnsonDSD$11,800$0
      Ted KennedyDMA$11,120$0
      John KerryDMA$18,920$0
      Amy KlobucharDMN$64,000$0
      Herb KohlDWI$0$0
      Jon KylRAZ$466,667$0
      Mary LandrieuDLA$1,416$0
      Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,403$0
      Patrick LeahyDVT$12,700$0
      Carl LevinDMI$23,095$0
      Joe LiebermanICT$40,800$0
      Blanche LincolnDAR$300$0
      Chester Trent LottRMS$5,950$0
      Dick LugarRIN$6,950$0
      Mel MartinezRFL$411,188$0
      John McCainRAZ$47,725$0
      Claire McCaskillDMO$48,110$0
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$523,783$0
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$34,160$0
      Barbara MikulskiDMD$7,150$0
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$120,522$0
      Patty MurrayDWA$75,299$0
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$9,900$0
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$62,405$0
      Barack ObamaDIL$108,442$0
      Mark PryorDAR$500$0
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$4,560$0
      Harry ReidDNV$43,248$0
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$185,249$0
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$44,700$0
      Ken SalazarDCO$127,863$0
      Bernie SandersIVT$40,570$0
      Chuck SchumerDNY$39,498$0
      Jeff SessionsRAL$108,670$0
      Richard ShelbyRAL$47,350$0
      Gordon SmithROR$189,744$0
      Olympia SnoweRME$56,489$0
      Arlen SpecterDPA$265,531$0
      Debbie StabenowDMI$30,310$0
      Ted StevensRAK$18,900$0
      John SununuRNH$625,641$0
      Jon TesterDMT$110,977$0
      Craig ThomasRWY$10,500$0
      John ThuneRSD$1,065,141$0
      David VitterRLA$326,770$0
      George VoinovichROH$126,440$0
      John WarnerRVA$0$0
      Jim WebbDVA$40,740$0
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$37,410$0
      Ron WydenDOR$3,500$0

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      NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$0
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$112,633$0
      Alan Wayne AllardRCO$3,000$0
      Max BaucusDMT$27,750$0
      Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$250$0
      Bob BennettRUT$18,345$0
      Joe BidenDDE$4,710$0
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$16,001$0
      Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$145,991$0
      Barbara BoxerDCA$195,356$0
      Sherrod BrownDOH$60,610$0
      Sam BrownbackRKS$69,473$0
      Jim BunningRKY$127,053$0
      Richard BurrRNC$285,481$0
      Robert ByrdDWV$250$0
      Maria CantwellDWA$160,365$0
      Ben CardinDMD$35,951$0
      Tom CarperDDE$2,800$0
      Bob CaseyDPA$66,513$0
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$590,898$0
      Hillary ClintonDNY$139,250$0
      Tom CoburnROK$521,884$0
      William Thad CochranRMS$26,000$0
      Norm ColemanRMN$740,371$0
      Susan CollinsRME$170,933$0
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
      Bob CorkerRTN$198,751$0
      John CornynRTX$442,004$0
      Larry CraigRID$2,500$0
      Mike CrapoRID$11,223$0
      Jim DeMintRSC$569,639$0
      Chris DoddDCT$4,100$0
      Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$788,501$0
      Pete DomeniciRNM$36,200$0
      Byron DorganDND$1,250$0
      Dick DurbinDIL$21,160$0
      John EnsignRNV$79,925$0
      Mike EnziRWY$14,200$0
      Russ FeingoldDWI$39,308$0
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$38,850$0
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$69,816$0
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$97,352$0
      Judd GreggRNH$45,323$0
      Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
      Tom HarkinDIA$15,046$0
      Orrin HatchRUT$66,466$0
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$259,259$0
      Jim InhofeROK$172,425$0
      Dan InouyeDHI$2,550$0
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$150,316$0
      Tim JohnsonDSD$11,800$0
      Ted KennedyDMA$11,120$0
      John KerryDMA$18,920$0
      Amy KlobucharDMN$64,000$0
      Herb KohlDWI$0$0
      Jon KylRAZ$466,667$0
      Mary LandrieuDLA$1,416$0
      Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,403$0
      Patrick LeahyDVT$12,700$0
      Carl LevinDMI$23,095$0
      Joe LiebermanICT$40,800$0
      Blanche LincolnDAR$300$0
      Chester Trent LottRMS$5,950$0
      Dick LugarRIN$6,950$0
      Mel MartinezRFL$411,188$0
      John McCainRAZ$47,725$0
      Claire McCaskillDMO$48,110$0
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$523,783$0
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$34,160$0
      Barbara MikulskiDMD$7,150$0
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$120,522$0
      Patty MurrayDWA$75,299$0
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$9,900$0
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$62,405$0
      Barack ObamaDIL$108,442$0
      Mark PryorDAR$500$0
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$4,560$0
      Harry ReidDNV$43,248$0
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$185,249$0
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$44,700$0
      Ken SalazarDCO$127,863$0
      Bernie SandersIVT$40,570$0
      Chuck SchumerDNY$39,498$0
      Jeff SessionsRAL$108,670$0
      Richard ShelbyRAL$47,350$0
      Gordon SmithROR$189,744$0
      Olympia SnoweRME$56,489$0
      Arlen SpecterDPA$265,531$0
      Debbie StabenowDMI$30,310$0
      Ted StevensRAK$18,900$0
      John SununuRNH$625,641$0
      Jon TesterDMT$110,977$0
      Craig ThomasRWY$10,500$0
      John ThuneRSD$1,065,141$0
      David VitterRLA$326,770$0
      George VoinovichROH$126,440$0
      John WarnerRVA$0$0
      Jim WebbDVA$40,740$0
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$37,410$0
      Ron WydenDOR$3,500$0

      Interest Groups that supported this bill

      $ Donated
      Republican/Conservative$9,770,351
      Environmental policy$1,974,709
      Pro-Guns$584,088

      Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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