S. 223 - Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act

Elections. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
Sponsor:
Russell Feingold
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 $49,880 Against $0
    2. March - April 2003 For $137,950 Against $0
    3. May - June 2003 For $133,866 Against $0
    4. July - August 2003 For $60,914 Against $0
    5. September - October 2003 For $104,942 Against $0
    6. November - December 2003 For $93,129 Against $0
    7. January - February 2004 For $97,867 Against $0
    8. March - April 2004 For $201,000 Against $0
    9. May - June 2004 For $181,695 Against $0
    10. July - August 2004 For $142,338 Against $0
    11. September - October 2004 For $516,963 Against $0
    12. November - December 2004 For $38,113 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 $108,126 Against $0
    18. November - December 2005 For $179,300 Against $0
    19. January - February 2006 For $106,652 Against $0
    20. March - April 2006 For $299,624 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 $336,780 Against $0
    27. May - June 2007 For $480,824 Against $0
    28. July - August 2007 For $270,020 Against $0
    29. September - October 2007 For $398,159 Against $0
    30. November - December 2007 For $455,131 Against $0
    31. January - February 2008 For $255,552 Against $0
    32. March - April 2008 For $512,570 Against $0
    33. May - June 2008 For $550,526 Against $0
    34. July - August 2008 For $459,827 Against $0
    35. September - October 2008 For $1,064,212 Against $0
    36. November - December 2008 For $548,318 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.org, 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
      Akaka, DanielDHI$10$0
      Alexander, LamarRTN$107,983$0
      Allard, WayneRCO$3,000$0
      Barrasso, JohnRWY$32,800$0
      Baucus, MaxDMT$27,750$0
      Bayh, EvanDIN$250$0
      Bennett, RobertRUT$5,000$0
      Biden, JosephDDE$4,710$0
      Bingaman, JeffDNM$16,001$0
      Bond, ChristopherRMO$68,943$0
      Boxer, BarbaraDCA$148,681$0
      Brown, SherrodDOH$60,610$0
      Brownback, SamuelRKS$40,550$0
      Bunning, JimRKY$66,097$0
      Burr, RichardRNC$163,000$0
      Byrd, RobertDWV$250$0
      Cantwell, MariaDWA$160,365$0
      Cardin, BenjaminDMD$35,701$0
      Carper, ThomasDDE$2,800$0
      Casey, RobertDPA$66,513$0
      Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$598,197$0
      Clinton, HillaryDNY$113,305$0
      Coburn, ThomasROK$104,278$0
      Cochran, ThadRMS$28,300$0
      Coleman, NormRMN$706,321$0
      Collins, SusanRME$170,933$0
      Conrad, KentDND$0$0
      Corker, BobRTN$198,751$0
      Cornyn, JohnRTX$438,630$0
      Craig, LarryRID$2,500$0
      Crapo, MichaelRID$6,500$0
      DeMint, JimRSC$236,861$0
      Dodd, ChristopherDCT$4,100$0
      Dole, ElizabethRNC$790,801$0
      Domenici, PeteRNM$36,200$0
      Dorgan, ByronDND$1,250$0
      Durbin, RichardDIL$19,660$0
      Ensign, JohnRNV$79,925$0
      Enzi, MichaelRWY$14,200$0
      Feingold, RussellDWI$26,108$0
      Feinstein, DianneDCA$33,600$0
      Graham, LindseyRSC$55,816$0
      Grassley, CharlesRIA$47,529$0
      Gregg, JuddRNH$27,200$0
      Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$0
      Harkin, ThomasDIA$13,815$0
      Hatch, OrrinRUT$52,216$0
      Hutchison, KayRTX$259,259$0
      Inhofe, JamesROK$174,725$0
      Inouye, DanielDHI$2,550$0
      Isakson, JohnRGA$85,700$0
      Johnson, TimDSD$11,800$0
      Kennedy, EdwardDMA$11,120$0
      Kerry, JohnDMA$18,920$0
      Klobuchar, AmyDMN$64,000$0
      Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
      Kyl, JonRAZ$457,917$0
      Landrieu, MaryDLA$1,416$0
      Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$18,403$0
      Leahy, PatrickDVT$12,700$0
      Levin, CarlDMI$23,095$0
      Lieberman, JosephICT$40,800$0
      Lincoln, BlancheDAR$300$0
      Lott, TrentRMS$5,950$0
      Lugar, RichardRIN$6,950$0
      Martinez, MelRFL$136,714$0
      McCain, JohnRAZ$6,800$0
      McCaskill, ClaireDMO$48,110$0
      McConnell, MitchRKY$526,083$0
      Menéndez, RobertDNJ$34,160$0
      Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$4,250$0
      Murkowski, LisaRAK$58,200$0
      Murray, PattyDWA$43,649$0
      Nelson, BenDNE$9,900$0
      Nelson, BillDFL$62,405$0
      Obama, BarackDIL$50,528$0
      Pryor, MarkDAR$500$0
      Reed, JohnDRI$4,560$0
      Reid, HarryDNV$35,148$0
      Roberts, PatRKS$185,249$0
      Rockefeller, JohnDWV$44,700$0
      Salazar, KenDCO$30,964$0
      Sanders, BernardIVT$35,560$0
      Schumer, CharlesDNY$17,748$0
      Sessions, JeffersonRAL$110,970$0
      Shelby, RichardRAL$38,550$0
      Smith, GordonROR$192,044$0
      Snowe, OlympiaRME$56,489$0
      Specter, ArlenDPA$171,248$0
      Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$30,310$0
      Stevens, TedRAK$18,900$0
      Sununu, JohnRNH$628,241$0
      Tester, JonDMT$110,977$0
      Thomas, CraigRWY$10,500$0
      Thune, JohnRSD$461,903$0
      Vitter, DavidRLA$174,247$0
      Voinovich, GeorgeROH$89,953$0
      Warner, JohnRVA$0$0
      Webb, JimDVA$40,740$0
      Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$37,410$0
      Wicker, RogerRMS$133,475$0
      Wyden, RonDOR$3,500$0

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      NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Akaka, DanielDHI$10$0
      Alexander, LamarRTN$107,983$0
      Allard, WayneRCO$3,000$0
      Barrasso, JohnRWY$32,800$0
      Baucus, MaxDMT$27,750$0
      Bayh, EvanDIN$250$0
      Bennett, RobertRUT$5,000$0
      Biden, JosephDDE$4,710$0
      Bingaman, JeffDNM$16,001$0
      Bond, ChristopherRMO$68,943$0
      Boxer, BarbaraDCA$148,681$0
      Brown, SherrodDOH$60,610$0
      Brownback, SamuelRKS$40,550$0
      Bunning, JimRKY$66,097$0
      Burr, RichardRNC$163,000$0
      Byrd, RobertDWV$250$0
      Cantwell, MariaDWA$160,365$0
      Cardin, BenjaminDMD$35,701$0
      Carper, ThomasDDE$2,800$0
      Casey, RobertDPA$66,513$0
      Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$598,197$0
      Clinton, HillaryDNY$113,305$0
      Coburn, ThomasROK$104,278$0
      Cochran, ThadRMS$28,300$0
      Coleman, NormRMN$706,321$0
      Collins, SusanRME$170,933$0
      Conrad, KentDND$0$0
      Corker, BobRTN$198,751$0
      Cornyn, JohnRTX$438,630$0
      Craig, LarryRID$2,500$0
      Crapo, MichaelRID$6,500$0
      DeMint, JimRSC$236,861$0
      Dodd, ChristopherDCT$4,100$0
      Dole, ElizabethRNC$790,801$0
      Domenici, PeteRNM$36,200$0
      Dorgan, ByronDND$1,250$0
      Durbin, RichardDIL$19,660$0
      Ensign, JohnRNV$79,925$0
      Enzi, MichaelRWY$14,200$0
      Feingold, RussellDWI$26,108$0
      Feinstein, DianneDCA$33,600$0
      Graham, LindseyRSC$55,816$0
      Grassley, CharlesRIA$47,529$0
      Gregg, JuddRNH$27,200$0
      Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$0
      Harkin, ThomasDIA$13,815$0
      Hatch, OrrinRUT$52,216$0
      Hutchison, KayRTX$259,259$0
      Inhofe, JamesROK$174,725$0
      Inouye, DanielDHI$2,550$0
      Isakson, JohnRGA$85,700$0
      Johnson, TimDSD$11,800$0
      Kennedy, EdwardDMA$11,120$0
      Kerry, JohnDMA$18,920$0
      Klobuchar, AmyDMN$64,000$0
      Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
      Kyl, JonRAZ$457,917$0
      Landrieu, MaryDLA$1,416$0
      Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$18,403$0
      Leahy, PatrickDVT$12,700$0
      Levin, CarlDMI$23,095$0
      Lieberman, JosephICT$40,800$0
      Lincoln, BlancheDAR$300$0
      Lott, TrentRMS$5,950$0
      Lugar, RichardRIN$6,950$0
      Martinez, MelRFL$136,714$0
      McCain, JohnRAZ$6,800$0
      McCaskill, ClaireDMO$48,110$0
      McConnell, MitchRKY$526,083$0
      Menéndez, RobertDNJ$34,160$0
      Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$4,250$0
      Murkowski, LisaRAK$58,200$0
      Murray, PattyDWA$43,649$0
      Nelson, BenDNE$9,900$0
      Nelson, BillDFL$62,405$0
      Obama, BarackDIL$50,528$0
      Pryor, MarkDAR$500$0
      Reed, JohnDRI$4,560$0
      Reid, HarryDNV$35,148$0
      Roberts, PatRKS$185,249$0
      Rockefeller, JohnDWV$44,700$0
      Salazar, KenDCO$30,964$0
      Sanders, BernardIVT$35,560$0
      Schumer, CharlesDNY$17,748$0
      Sessions, JeffersonRAL$110,970$0
      Shelby, RichardRAL$38,550$0
      Smith, GordonROR$192,044$0
      Snowe, OlympiaRME$56,489$0
      Specter, ArlenDPA$171,248$0
      Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$30,310$0
      Stevens, TedRAK$18,900$0
      Sununu, JohnRNH$628,241$0
      Tester, JonDMT$110,977$0
      Thomas, CraigRWY$10,500$0
      Thune, JohnRSD$461,903$0
      Vitter, DavidRLA$174,247$0
      Voinovich, GeorgeROH$89,953$0
      Warner, JohnRVA$0$0
      Webb, JimDVA$40,740$0
      Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$37,410$0
      Wicker, RogerRMS$133,475$0
      Wyden, RonDOR$3,500$0

      Interest Groups that supported this bill

      $ Donated
      Republican/Conservative$7,504,977
      Environmental policy$1,643,535
      Pro-Guns$509,788

      Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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