Legislation: Legislation Archive 109th Congress: Presidential Public Financing System

Presidential Public Funding Fact Sheet

A fact sheet on the history of the presidential public funding system.

Presidential Public Funding Act of 2006: Bill Summary and Comparison to Current Law

Legal Center Sends Presidential Public Financing Report to Congress

Presidential Public Financing: Reparing the System Conference Report

Reform Groups Support New Legislation Introduced Today by Senator Feingold and Representatives Meehan and Shays to Fix the Presidential Public Financing System

Groups Urge House to Vote Against the Doolittle Amendment

June 14, 2006 - Reform groups sent a letter today to all House members, urging them to oppose an amendment expected to be offered today by Representative John Doolittle (R-CA). The amendment is designed to kill the presidential public financing system through backdoor, irregular parliamentary manipulations.

CLC Hosts Conference on Presidential Public Financing System

December 9, 2005 -- The Campaign Legal Center along with Democracy 21 and FEC Chairman Scott Thomas and Vice-Chairman Michael Toner, co-hosted a conference on the urgent need for reform of the presidential public funding system. The conference focused on the history of the system, its current status and problems, public opinion of the system and key principles for reforming the system.

Ney-Hoyer Bill Sets Uniform Date for the Release of Payments from the Presidential Election Campaign

On Feb. 16, 2005 , House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney (R-Ohio) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) introduced legislation that will establish a date for the major party nominees to receive general election public funding at the same time.

Legislative Proposal: The Presidential Funding Act of 2003

On November 21, 2003, US Senators John McCain and Russel Feingold and US Representatives Christopher Shays and Martin Meehan introduced legislation to overhaul and modernize the presidential public financing system.

Legislative Recommendations Regarding Presidential Public Funding Program
by Federal Election Commission Commissioners Michael E. Toner and Scott E. Thomas

On April 16, 2004, FEC Commissioners Toner and Thomas released a series of recommendations for Congress on legislative action to remedy the presidential public funding crisis.

Other Proposals and Recommendations

In 2005 many organizations have been involved in developing recommendations on how to fix the presidential public funding system. Some organizations have drawn up model legislation while others have conducted studies or task forces.

Resources on the Web

Many organizations have tracked the development of reform proposals and efforts to revisit the failing presidential public funding system. These websites contain useful historical information, analysis of the public fund, and other useful data.