Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

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The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is a major U.S. law enacted in 2002 that overhauled campaign finance rules by restricting soft money contributions and regulating political advertising in federal elections.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
campaign finance law
alsoKnownAs Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
surface form: McCain–Feingold Act

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
surface form: McCain–Feingold law
amends Federal Election Campaign Act
surface form: Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
appliesTo corporations
federal candidates
labor unions
national party committees
political action committees
challengedInCase Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Davis v. Federal Election Commission
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
surface form: FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.

McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
congressNumber 107th United States Congress
constitutionalBasisDebate First Amendment to the United States Constitution
containsProvision Millionaire’s Amendment
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createsCategory electioneering communications
dateSigned 2002-03-27
defines electioneering communications as broadcast, cable, or satellite communications referring to a clearly identified federal candidate close to an election
enactedIn 2002
enforcedBy Federal Election Commission
increases individual contribution limits to federal candidates
indexes individual contribution limits to inflation
limits soft money contributions to state and local party committees for federal election activity
MillionairesAmendmentEffect raised contribution limits for candidates facing self-financed opponents
partiallyInvalidatedBy Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Davis v. Federal Election Commission
FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
primaryGoal curb issue advocacy ads close to elections
limit soft money contributions to political parties
reduce influence of money in federal elections
prohibits national political party soft money fundraising
soft money donations from corporations to national party committees
soft money donations from labor unions to national party committees
publicLawNumber Public Law 107-155
regulates electioneering communications
independent expenditures
issue advocacy ads
political advertising
political campaign contributions
soft money
requires disclaimer statements on certain political advertisements
disclosure of donors for electioneering communications
restricts corporate funding of electioneering communications
labor union funding of electioneering communications
shortName BCRA
signedIntoLawBy George W. Bush
sponsorInHouse Christopher Shays
Marty Meehan
sponsorInSenate John McCain
Russ Feingold
subjectMatter campaign finance regulation
federal elections
timeWindowRestriction 30 days before a primary election for certain broadcast ads
60 days before a general election for certain broadcast ads
tookEffectOn 2002-11-06
upheldInPartBy McConnell v. Federal Election Commission

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United States federal elections campaignFinanceLaw Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
Federal Election Campaign Act relatedTo Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act alsoKnownAs Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
this entity surface form: McCain–Feingold Act
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act alsoKnownAs Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
this entity surface form: McCain–Feingold law