H.R. 71 – Reading Mode

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 71

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 2007

Mr. Bartlett of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the requirement that persons making disbursements for electioneering communications file reports on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission and the prohibition against the making of disbursements for electioneering communications by corporations and labor organizations, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the First Amendment Restoration Act.

Repeal of Certain Requirements Relating to Electioneering Communications

(a)

Disclosure of Disbursements for Communications

Section 304(f) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(8)

Termination of reporting requirement

No person shall be required to file any statement under this subsection with respect to any disbursement made on or after November 6, 2002.

(b)

Prohibition Against Making of Disbursements for Communications by Corporations and Labor Organizations

Section 316 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)(2), by striking or for any applicable electioneering communication; and

(2)

by striking subsection (c).

(c)

Treatment of Coordinated Communications as Contributions

Section 315(a)(7) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(7)) is amended—

(1)

by striking subparagraph (C); and

(2)

by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).

Effective Date

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.