1、1 Section numbers are noted with summaries, referring to all preceding information in that column,until the prior reference; in joint entries, the House reference is first (if not the same).Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrd
2、er Code RS20820February 16, 2001Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress:Comparison of H.R. 380 (Shays-Meehan) withS. 27 (McCain-Feingold)Joseph E. CantorSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryAs in the last two Congresses, campaign finance reform will be
3、 a major issue in the107th Congress, with attention again centered on the Senate McCain-Feingold and HouseShays-Meehan bills. S. 27 (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001), introduced onJanuary 22, 2001, will be considered by the Senate in March 2001; H.R. 380 (BipartisanCampaign Finance Reform Act
4、 of 2001) was introduced January 31. Both bills ban theraising of soft money by national parties and the spending of it by state and local partieson federal election-related activities (as defined). But on the other key provisionissueadvocacythey differ notably. H.R. 380 offers a broad new definitio
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