Legislation: Legislation Archive 109th Congress: 527 Fairness Act - "Pence-Wynn"

April 3, 2006 -- Reform Groups Urge House Members to Oppose Pence-Wynn

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.

Democracy 21 Press Release: How a Member Could Raise $1 Million Contributions under Pence-Wynn

Under Pence-Wynn, a Member of Congress (or any other federal candidate) could solicit $1 million contributions from influence-seeking donors and directly control the spending of these contributions by his party on the Member's own campaign. An explanation of how this would easily be accomplished is set forth.

Business Leaders and University Presidents Urge Members to Oppose "527 Fairness Act".

On June 27, the Committee for Economic Development (CED) sent a letter to all Members of the House of Representatives urging opposition to legislation proposed by Rep. Pence (R-IN) and Rep. Wynn (D-MD). The CED is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of more than 200 business leaders and university presidents. The letter states that the "527 Fairness Act" puts "political parties back in the position of shaking-down American business leaders for large campaign contributions."

The Facts on the 527 Fairness Act ("Pence-Wynn")

The Pence-Wynn bill fundamentally undermines and backtracks on the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 and repeals key provisions of the 1974 campaign finance law enacted in the wake of the Watergate scandals.

Letter from Campaign Legal Center President Trevor Potter to Selected Members of Congress on H.R. 1316, "The 527 Fairness Act of 2005"

Statement of the Campaign Legal Center on the "Soft Money Reintroduction Scheme of 2005"

The legislation being proposed by Reps. Pence and Wynn may be titled "The 527 Fairness Act," but it might more accurately be called the "Soft Money Reintroduction Scheme of 2005."

Congressmen Pence and Wynn Introduce 527 Fairness Act of 2005