Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997

Summary

Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) set a limitation on the amount of non-Federal money that may be contributed by any person to any political committee of a national political party; (2) redefine the term "independent expenditure"; (3) restrict the solicitation of contributions by candidates and Federal officeholders to or on behalf of certain nonprofit organizations; (4) prohibit solicitations for or donations to nonprofit organizations by political parties and specified entities; and (5) revise reporting requirements to require certain principal campaign committees to file additional monthly reports electronically and make such reports available on the Internet.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 30 October 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 30 October 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 October 1997

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