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S. 1285 - Fair Elections Now Act

Election; Elections; Campaign Finance Reform - Elections. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Fair Elections Now Act

S. 1285 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Keywords
Election; Elections; Campaign Finance Reform
Summary
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Fair Elections Now Act
Sponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Elections
  • Administrative procedure
  • Auctions
  • Auditing
  • Budgets
  • Campaign funds
  • Congress
  • Congressional elections
  • Congressional mail
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Election administration
  • Election candidates
  • Electronic data interchange
  • Executive departments
  • Executive reorganization
  • Expedited congressional procedure
  • Federal Election Commission
  • Finance
  • Fines (Penalties)
  • Franking privilege
  • Government information
  • Government paperwork
  • Government trust funds
  • Governmental investigations
  • House rules and procedure
  • Judicial review
  • Law
  • Legislation
  • Licenses
  • Negative campaigning
  • Political action committees
  • Political advertising
  • Political parties
  • Primaries
  • Radio frequency allocation
  • Radio stations
  • Senate
  • Senate rules and procedure
  • Supreme Court
  • Taxation
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
  • Telecommunication rates
  • Television stations
  • User charges
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced5/03/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced5/03/2007
5/03/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
6/20/2007Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Environmental policy$1,949,849
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,249,506
Labor Unions$241,500
$3,440,855

opposed this bill

Commercial TV & radio stations$2,537,157
$2,537,157

Interest groups that supported this bill gave 36% more as interest groups that opposed this bill

14 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones
14 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Fair Elections Now Act

14 organizations supported this bill

AFL-CIO
James Parks (2007, June 20). AFL-CIO Strongly Supports Public Financing for Congressional Campaigns. Retrieved February 29, 2012, from AFL CIO.
Americans for Campaign Reform
(n.d.). Simpson Supports Public Funding. Retrieved n.d., from .
Campaign Legal Center
(n.d.). Legal Center Debunks Broadcaster Claims, Urges Support for Media Voucher System. Retrieved n.d., from .
Center for Corporate Policy
(n.d.). Public Funding of Elections. Retrieved n.d., from .
Common Cause
(n.d.). Fair Elections Now Act Summary. Retrieved n.d., from .
Democracy Matters
(n.d.). From the community Clean up money, clean up politics. Retrieved n.d., from .
Fair Elections Now Coalition
(n.d.). Sign our petition!. Retrieved n.d., from .
League of Conservation Voters
(n.d.). Selected Statements of Support for the Fair Elections Now Act, SB 1285. Retrieved n.d., from .
League of Women Voters
(n.d.). What You Can Do:. Retrieved n.d., from .
MoveOn.org
(n.d.). Selected Statements of Support for the Fair Elections Now Act, SB 1285. Retrieved n.d., from .
Public Campaign
(n.d.). Fair Elections. Retrieved n.d., from .
Public Citizen
(n.d.). The Solution: Fair Elections. Retrieved n.d., from .
Sierra Club
(n.d.). Selected Statements of Support for the Fair Elections Now Act, SB 1285. Retrieved n.d., from .
U.S. PIRG
(n.d.). How You Can Help. Retrieved n.d., from .

2 organizations opposed this bill

Center for Competitive Politics
(n.d.). Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; 6-20-07. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Broadcasters
(n.d.). National Association of Broadcasters; Letter to Dianne Feinstein; David K. Rehr; 6-20-07. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$31,450$3,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$9,100$3,000
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$23,950$19,200
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$29,200$56,692
Bob BennettRUT$3,000$13,000
Joe BidenDDE$22,010$7,308
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$11,201$6,500
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$21,200
Barbara BoxerDCA$207,431$17,500
Sherrod BrownDOH$104,832$39,500
Sam BrownbackRKS$10,250$22,500
Jim BunningRKY$0$6,800
Richard BurrRNC$2,300$54,191
Robert ByrdDWV$10,500$12,600
Maria CantwellDWA$63,975$45,475
Ben CardinDMD$76,901$10,550
Tom CarperDDE$2,300$5,000
Bob CaseyDPA$153,513$36,450
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$32,320
Hillary ClintonDNY$295,994$107,685
Tom CoburnROK$0$11,500
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$7,000
Norm ColemanRMN$20,319$88,675
Susan M. CollinsRME$19,850$6,750
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$4,000$15,200
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$66,500
John CornynRTX$3,000$56,300
Larry CraigRID$0$1,000
Mike CrapoRID$500$3,250
Jim DeMintRSC$2,300$37,950
Chris DoddDCT$5,100$18,800
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$3,330$30,900
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$6,600
Byron DorganDND$1,250$34,470
Dick DurbinDIL$40,810$5,350
John EnsignRNV$0$44,149
Mike EnziRWY$0$7,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$66,643$6,296
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$41,100$10,250
Lindsey GrahamRSC$13,750$38,200
Chuck GrassleyRIA$22,000$10,250
Judd GreggRNH$4,000$3,000
Chuck HagelRNE$0$4,600
Tom HarkinDIA$43,876$9,100
Orrin G. HatchRUT$11,250$26,000
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,733$63,449
Jim InhofeROK$0$13,625
Dan InouyeDHI$26,265$31,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$7,200
Tim JohnsonDSD$28,648$20,800
Ted KennedyDMA$30,220$27,150
John F. KerryDMA$19,320$14,600
Amy KlobucharDMN$105,685$21,616
Herb KohlDWI$40$-500
Jon KylRAZ$5,500$54,850
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$11,216$49,299
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$28,703$23,700
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$22,400$25,000
Carl LevinDMI$46,916$6,423
Joe LiebermanICT$92,100$32,000
Blanche LincolnDAR$5,050$25,750
Chester Trent LottRMS$1,000$12,250
Dick LugarRIN$32,750$4,000
Mel MartinezRFL$40,750$32,972
John McCainRAZ$9,950$24,750
Claire McCaskillDMO$76,730$32,466
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$39,900$52,100
Bob MenéndezDNJ$123,530$101,950
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$28,000$8,000
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$5,500$17,450
Patty MurrayDWA$88,349$9,500
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$3,000$23,200
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$73,345$40,650
Barack ObamaDIL$241,902$22,900
Mark L. PryorDAR$6,500$23,750
John "Jack" ReedDRI$9,460$3,100
Harry ReidDNV$57,748$22,000
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$15,250
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$35,600$27,600
Ken SalazarDCO$210,263$64,855
Bernie SandersIVT$45,220$4,450
Chuck SchumerDNY$69,298$15,500
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$13,750
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$2,300$12,250
Gordon SmithROR$17,295$43,168
Olympia J. SnoweRME$25,300$16,750
Arlen SpecterDPA$81,400$121,350
Debbie StabenowDMI$58,860$40,311
Ted StevensRAK$8,300$34,850
John SununuRNH$0$48,150
Jon TesterDMT$117,577$9,100
Craig ThomasRWY$0$4,000
John ThuneRSD$0$52,700
David VitterRLA$17,777$31,022
George VoinovichROH$0$17,890
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$62,910$13,150
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$45,760$16,000
Ron WydenDOR$7,500$18,000

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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$31,450$3,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$9,100$3,000
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$23,950$19,200
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$29,200$56,692
Bob BennettRUT$3,000$13,000
Joe BidenDDE$22,010$7,308
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$11,201$6,500
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$21,200
Barbara BoxerDCA$207,431$17,500
Sherrod BrownDOH$104,832$39,500
Sam BrownbackRKS$10,250$22,500
Jim BunningRKY$0$6,800
Richard BurrRNC$2,300$54,191
Robert ByrdDWV$10,500$12,600
Maria CantwellDWA$63,975$45,475
Ben CardinDMD$76,901$10,550
Tom CarperDDE$2,300$5,000
Bob CaseyDPA$153,513$36,450
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$32,320
Hillary ClintonDNY$295,994$107,685
Tom CoburnROK$0$11,500
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$7,000
Norm ColemanRMN$20,319$88,675
Susan M. CollinsRME$19,850$6,750
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$4,000$15,200
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$66,500
John CornynRTX$3,000$56,300
Larry CraigRID$0$1,000
Mike CrapoRID$500$3,250
Jim DeMintRSC$2,300$37,950
Chris DoddDCT$5,100$18,800
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$3,330$30,900
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$6,600
Byron DorganDND$1,250$34,470
Dick DurbinDIL$40,810$5,350
John EnsignRNV$0$44,149
Mike EnziRWY$0$7,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$66,643$6,296
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$41,100$10,250
Lindsey GrahamRSC$13,750$38,200
Chuck GrassleyRIA$22,000$10,250
Judd GreggRNH$4,000$3,000
Chuck HagelRNE$0$4,600
Tom HarkinDIA$43,876$9,100
Orrin G. HatchRUT$11,250$26,000
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,733$63,449
Jim InhofeROK$0$13,625
Dan InouyeDHI$26,265$31,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$7,200
Tim JohnsonDSD$28,648$20,800
Ted KennedyDMA$30,220$27,150
John F. KerryDMA$19,320$14,600
Amy KlobucharDMN$105,685$21,616
Herb KohlDWI$40$-500
Jon KylRAZ$5,500$54,850
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$11,216$49,299
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$28,703$23,700
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$22,400$25,000
Carl LevinDMI$46,916$6,423
Joe LiebermanICT$92,100$32,000
Blanche LincolnDAR$5,050$25,750
Chester Trent LottRMS$1,000$12,250
Dick LugarRIN$32,750$4,000
Mel MartinezRFL$40,750$32,972
John McCainRAZ$9,950$24,750
Claire McCaskillDMO$76,730$32,466
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$39,900$52,100
Bob MenéndezDNJ$123,530$101,950
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$28,000$8,000
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$5,500$17,450
Patty MurrayDWA$88,349$9,500
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$3,000$23,200
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$73,345$40,650
Barack ObamaDIL$241,902$22,900
Mark L. PryorDAR$6,500$23,750
John "Jack" ReedDRI$9,460$3,100
Harry ReidDNV$57,748$22,000
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$15,250
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$35,600$27,600
Ken SalazarDCO$210,263$64,855
Bernie SandersIVT$45,220$4,450
Chuck SchumerDNY$69,298$15,500
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$13,750
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$2,300$12,250
Gordon SmithROR$17,295$43,168
Olympia J. SnoweRME$25,300$16,750
Arlen SpecterDPA$81,400$121,350
Debbie StabenowDMI$58,860$40,311
Ted StevensRAK$8,300$34,850
John SununuRNH$0$48,150
Jon TesterDMT$117,577$9,100
Craig ThomasRWY$0$4,000
John ThuneRSD$0$52,700
David VitterRLA$17,777$31,022
George VoinovichROH$0$17,890
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$62,910$13,150
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$45,760$16,000
Ron WydenDOR$7,500$18,000

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Environmental policy$1,949,849
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,249,506
Labor Unions$241,500

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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Commercial TV & radio stations$2,537,157
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