S. 752 - Fair Elections Now Act

Election; Elections; Campaign Finance Reform - Government operations and politics. 111th Congress (2009-2010) 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. 752 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

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
  • Government operations and politics
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Congressional elections
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Federal Election Commission (FEC)
  • Government information and archives
  • Government trust funds
  • House of Representatives
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Senate
  • Supreme Court
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/31/2009
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/31/2009
3/31/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2005 For $14,000 Against $0
  2. March - April 2005 For $27,550 Against $0
  3. May - June 2005 For $56,800 Against $0
  4. July - August 2005 For $10,750 Against $0
  5. September - October 2005 For $48,330 Against $0
  6. November - December 2005 For $34,550 Against $0
  7. January - February 2006 For $10,400 Against $0
  8. March - April 2006 For $42,340 Against $0
  9. May - June 2006 For $63,956 Against $0
  10. July - August 2006 For $39,000 Against $0
  11. September - October 2006 For $181,276 Against $0
  12. November - December 2006 For $27,600 Against $0
  13. January - February 2007 For $9,050 Against $0
  14. March - April 2007 For $39,750 Against $0
  15. May - June 2007 For $64,850 Against $0
  16. July - August 2007 For $20,921 Against $0
  17. September - October 2007 For $45,780 Against $0
  18. November - December 2007 For $64,400 Against $0
  19. January - February 2008 For $27,500 Against $0
  20. March - April 2008 For $63,808 Against $0
  21. May - June 2008 For $71,357 Against $0
  22. July - August 2008 For $96,831 Against $0
  23. September - October 2008 For $67,111 Against $0
  24. November - December 2008 For $10,967 Against $0
  25. January - February 2009 For $28,300 Against $0
  26. March - April 2009 For $46,600 Against $0
  27. May - June 2009 For $49,500 Against $0
  28. July - August 2009 For $18,950 Against $0
  29. September - October 2009 For $39,200 Against $0
  30. November - December 2009 For $59,100 Against $0
  31. January - February 2010 For $32,062 Against $0
  32. March - April 2010 For $49,505 Against $0
  33. May - June 2010 For $28,050 Against $0
  34. July - August 2010 For $9,470 Against $0
  35. September - October 2010 For $70,400 Against $0
  36. November - December 2010 For $17,300 Against $0

Votes

    12 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Fair Elections Now Act

    12 organizations supported this bill

    American Friends Service Committee
    American Friends Service Committee (2010, January 28). Fair Elections Now Act. Retrieved February 18, 2010, from American Friends Service Committee : Quaker Values In Action.
    Change.org
    Kelle Louaillier & (n.d.). Support the The Fair Elections Now Act (S.752 and H.R.1826). Retrieved February 18, 2010, from Change.org.
    Common Cause
    Common Cause (n.d.). Fair Elections Now. Retrieved February 18, 2010, from Common Cause.
    Fix Congress First
    Fix Congress First (n.d.). Support the Fair Elections Now Act. Retrieved February 18, 2010, from Fix Congress First.
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2010, February 1). NAACP-Supported Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns Bill Introduced in the House and Senate . Retrieved February 22, 2010, from National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
    Public Campaign Action Fund
    Public Campaign Action Fund (n.d.). Fair Elections. Retrieved February 18, 2010, from Public Campaign Action Fund.
    Public Citizen
    Public Citizen (n.d.). Support Fair Elections Now!. Retrieved February 18, 2010, from Public Citizen.
    Service Employees International Union
    Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (n.d.). Sign The Fair Elections Now Act Petition!. Retrieved February 22, 2010, from Service Employees International Union (SEIU) .
    The Connecticut Conference United Church of Christ
    The Connecticut Conference United Church of Christ (2010, January 28). Conference Leaders Encourage Support for Fair Elections Now Act. Retrieved February 18, 2010, from .
    U.S.PIRG
    U.S. PIRG (n.d.). Support Fair Elections Now. Retrieved February 22, 2010, from U.S.PIRG.
    Washington Public Campaigns
    Washington Public Campaigns (n.d.). Let's organize, to make this happen!. Retrieved February 18, 2010, from Washington Public Campaigns.
    Washington State Progressive Caucus
    Judith S (2009, December 9). Act Now for Fair Elections. Retrieved February 22, 2010, from Washington State Progressive Caucus.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$20,490$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$9,600$0
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$3,000$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$15,800$0
    Mark BegichDAK$16,500$0
    Michael BennetDCO$15,700$0
    Bob BennettRUT$6,000$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$3,000$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$250$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$64,630$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$30,622$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$500$0
    Jim BunningRKY$300$0
    Richard BurrRNC$250$0
    Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$900$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$34,500$0
    Ben CardinDMD$33,950$0
    Tom CarperDDE$650$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$81,150$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$9,500$0
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Susan CollinsRME$3,250$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$2,000$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$7,850$0
    John CornynRTX$23,325$0
    Mike CrapoRID$9,200$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$250$0
    Chris DoddDCT$17,950$0
    Byron DorganDND$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$23,275$0
    John EnsignRNV$0$0
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$30,650$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$4,750$0
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$80,756$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$21,150$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$3,500$0
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    Kay HaganDNC$14,450$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$22,930$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$4,000$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$5,600$0
    Jim InhofeROK$3,900$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$23,650$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$4,750$0
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$15,248$0
    Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$11,350$0
    John KerryDMA$15,930$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$54,628$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$5,400$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$16,050$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$3,300$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$13,000$0
    Carl LevinDMI$22,571$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$41,900$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$7,050$0
    Dick LugarRIN$18,250$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,300$0
    John McCainRAZ$20,300$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$25,420$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$27,700$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$78,470$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$45,156$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$8,400$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$15,550$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$26,750$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$6,000$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$4,550$0
    Mark PryorDAR$7,750$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
    Harry ReidDNV$70,150$0
    Jim RischRID$1,050$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$500$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$7,710$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$38,728$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$1,600$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$20,218$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$6,200$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$13,100$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$55,320$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$30,000$0
    Jon TesterDMT$7,900$0
    John ThuneRSD$3,400$0
    Mark UdallDCO$49,003$0
    Tom UdallDNM$50,074$0
    David VitterRLA$200$0
    George VoinovichROH$200$0
    Mark WarnerDVA$53,500$0
    Jim WebbDVA$16,760$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$3,750$0
    Roger WickerRMS$8,050$0
    Ron WydenDOR$3,400$0

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$20,490$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$9,600$0
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$3,000$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$15,800$0
    Mark BegichDAK$16,500$0
    Michael BennetDCO$15,700$0
    Bob BennettRUT$6,000$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$3,000$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$250$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$64,630$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$30,622$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$500$0
    Jim BunningRKY$300$0
    Richard BurrRNC$250$0
    Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$900$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$34,500$0
    Ben CardinDMD$33,950$0
    Tom CarperDDE$650$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$81,150$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$9,500$0
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Susan CollinsRME$3,250$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$2,000$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$7,850$0
    John CornynRTX$23,325$0
    Mike CrapoRID$9,200$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$250$0
    Chris DoddDCT$17,950$0
    Byron DorganDND$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$23,275$0
    John EnsignRNV$0$0
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$30,650$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$4,750$0
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$80,756$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$21,150$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$3,500$0
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    Kay HaganDNC$14,450$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$22,930$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$4,000$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$5,600$0
    Jim InhofeROK$3,900$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$23,650$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$4,750$0
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$15,248$0
    Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$11,350$0
    John KerryDMA$15,930$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$54,628$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$5,400$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$16,050$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$3,300$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$13,000$0
    Carl LevinDMI$22,571$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$41,900$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$7,050$0
    Dick LugarRIN$18,250$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,300$0
    John McCainRAZ$20,300$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$25,420$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$27,700$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$78,470$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$45,156$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$8,400$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$15,550$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$26,750$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$6,000$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$4,550$0
    Mark PryorDAR$7,750$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
    Harry ReidDNV$70,150$0
    Jim RischRID$1,050$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$500$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$7,710$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$38,728$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$1,600$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$20,218$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$6,200$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$13,100$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$55,320$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$30,000$0
    Jon TesterDMT$7,900$0
    John ThuneRSD$3,400$0
    Mark UdallDCO$49,003$0
    Tom UdallDNM$50,074$0
    David VitterRLA$200$0
    George VoinovichROH$200$0
    Mark WarnerDVA$53,500$0
    Jim WebbDVA$16,760$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$3,750$0
    Roger WickerRMS$8,050$0
    Ron WydenDOR$3,400$0

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,152,022
    Churches, clergy & religious organizations$299,375
    Other unions$135,917

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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