Legislation: Legislation Archive 109th Congress: 527 Reform Act - "Shays-Meehan"

April 4, 2006 -- Reform Groups Urge Representatives to Support H.R. 513, Scheduled for Tomorrow

In a letter sent today to all Representatives, reform groups urged House members to support H.R. 513, legislation sponsored by Representatives Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Marty Meehan (D-MA) and scheduled to be considered on April 5 by the House. The legislation would require 527 groups spending money to influence federal elections to comply with federal campaign finance laws. The groups also included a Q and A sheet on H.R. 513.

April 3, 2006 -- Reform Groups Urge House Members to Support H.R. 513

In a letter sent today to all Representatives, reform groups urged House members to support H.R. 513, legislation sponsored by Representatives Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Marty Meehan (D-MA) and scheduled to be considered on April 5 by the House.

Statement on Retrogressive Campaign Finance Legislation Reported by House Administration Committee

Letter from Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, League of Women Voters and Public Citizen to Senators on supporting S. 271, "The 527 Reform Act of 2005."

Senators McCain, Feingold, Lott & Schumer and Congressmen Shays and Meehan Introduce 527 Reform Act of 2005

On February 2, 2005, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Russell Feingold (D-WI), and Representatives Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Marty Meehan (D-MA)--and two key Senators, Republican Trent Lott (R-MS) and Democrat Charles Schumer (D-NY) re-introduced legislation in Congress to stop section 527 organizations from illegally spending millions of soft-dollars to influence federal elections.

Legal Center Tax Expert Fran Hill Testifies on 527 Reform

On March 8, 2005, Professor Frances Hill, the director of the tax program at Campaign Legal Center, testified before the Senate Rules and Administration program today on pending legislation to reform tax law treatment of so-called 527 political committees. Prof. Hill, a leading national authority on non-profit groups, also directs the Graduate Tax Program at the University of Miami School of Law.