[19980413]98-364GOV_第105届国会竞选资金改革法案：H.R.的比较3581（托马斯）H.R.3526（Shays Meehan）和现行法律.pdf

H.Rept. 105-457, Pt. 1.1 The McCain-Feingold legislation has been revised twice in the 105 Congress. The first revision2th(September 29, 1997) was the subject of three failed cloture votes in the fall of 1997, on October7, 8, and 9. The second revision (February 1998) was in the form of a floor amendment (to S.1663), as modified by the Snowe-Jeffords amendment. (A cloture vote on this version failed inthe Senate February 26, 1998.) The Shays-Meehan bill is based on the current version of S. 25,considered by the Senate in 1997, not Februarys modified floor amendment.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-364 GOVApril 13, 1998Campaign Finance Reform Bills in the 105 Congress: thComparison of H.R. 3581 (Thomas), H.R. 3526 (Shays-Meehan), and Current LawJoseph E. CantorSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment DivisionSummaryOn March 30, 1998, the House considered four campaign reform bills under asuspension of rules, focusing on the comprehensive H.R. 3581, offered that day for theRepublican leadership by Mr. Thomas; it failed passage on a 74-337 vote. (The bill wassimilar to H.R. 3485, also by Mr. Thomas