Bill Summary

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4194

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from treatment as public communications for purposes of such Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 1, 2005

Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. MEEHAN) 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 exclude communications over the Internet from treatment as public communications for purposes of such Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled ,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Internet Anti-Corruption and Free Speech Protection Act of 2005'.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS FROM TREATMENT AS PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.

Paragraph (22) of section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(22)) is amended by adding at the end the following: `Such term shall not include any communication made over the Internet, other than a communication placed on another person's website for a fee, a communication made by any person described in section 316 (other than a corporation described in such section whose principal purpose is operating a web log), a communication made by a State, district, or local committee of a political party described in section 323(b), or a communication made by any political committee.'.