HR 1316 · 109th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
527 Fairness Act of 2005
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5643)(2005-07-12)
Plain Language Summary
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527 Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) repeal the aggregate limit on contributions by individuals; (2) increase the limits for House and Senate candidates facing wealthy opponents; (3) repeal the limit on the amount of party expenditures on behalf of candidates in general elections; (4) index limits on the amount of contributions made to or by multicandidate political committees; (5) permit expenditures for certain targeted electioneering communications by specified kinds of organizations; (6) permit corporations and labor organizations to solicit political contributions from members by communications of any sort (currently, only by mail); and (7) permit State and local political parties to use nonfederal funds for voter registration and sample ballots.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1316, 527 Fairness Act of 2005
Jun 17, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on June 8, 2005</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1316, 527 Fairness Act of 2005
Jun 17, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on June 8, 2005
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
1 Democrat19 Republicans