Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act of 1966


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Background, summary of provisions, and conference report.






















Political Campaign Financing Proposals


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Considers. S. 780, S. 1547, S. 1794, to make contributions to political parties tax deductible and repeal Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act of 1966. S. 1390, S. 1698, to distribute Treasury vouchers to individuals transferable to political candidates for national offices, and to repeal Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act of 1966. S. 1407, to strengthen the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act by defining more clearly political parties uses of Federal funds in Presidential campaigns. S. 1827, to provide criminal penalties for corrupt campaign practices, to establish spending limits for national political office campaigns, to provide for Federal campaign financing, to require broadcasters to provide opponents equal time and to make tax deductible contributions to national political campaigns. S. 1882, to make tax deductible contributions to national political campaigns and to prohibit solicitation of contributions from Federal employees. S. 1883, S. 1890, to amend the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, 1966, by eliminating designation of contributions to political parties from income tax forms and providing for direct appropriations of funds by Congress, and to provide criminal penalties for misuse of funds.