[19980722]98-409GOV_第105届国会的竞选融资法案：H.R.的比较2183（和记黄埔-艾伦）H.R.3526（Shays Meehan）和现行法律.pdf

The McCain-Feingold legislation has been revised twice in the 105 Congress. The first1threvision (September 29, 1997) was the subject of three failed cloture votes in the fall of 1997, onOctober 7, 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 versionfailed in the Senate February 26, 1998.) The Shays-Meehan bill is based on the current versionof 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 Web98-409 GOVUpdated July 22, 1998Campaign Finance Bills in the 105 Congress:thComparison of H.R. 2183 (Hutchinson-Allen), H.R. 3526 (Shays-Meehan), and Current LawJoseph E. CantorSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment DivisionSummaryAs pledged by Speaker Gingrich, the House renewed consideration of campaignfinance reform in May 1998. The principal bill is H.R. 2183, known as the freshmanbipartisan bill, introduced July 17, 1997, by Messrs. Hutchinson and Allen. Selectedfloor amendments and substitutes will be in order. The legisl