90th Congress > Senate > Vote 71
Sponsor: LONG, Russell Billiu (D-LA)
Description: TO AMEND H.R. 6950, BY ADDING A TITLE II, THE HONEST ELECTION ACT OF 1967, IN PLACE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND ACT OF 1966, REPEALED BY GORE AMENDMENT. TITLE II CHANGES THAT STATUTE IN CERTAIN WAYS, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, INCORPORATING GUIDELINES FOR EXPENDITURE OF COMPAIGN FUNDS, REQUIRING THAT DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS BE GIVEN NOT TO A NATIONAL PARTY COMMITTEE, BUT TO A PRESIDENTAL CANDIDATE OR HIS AGENT. IT ALSO DEFINES A "MINOR PARTY" AS ONE WHICH RECEIVED MORE THAN 2 MILLION BUT LESS THAN 15 MILLION WOULD WOULD PERMIT DISBURSEMENT FUNDS TO THE MINOR PARTY ON BASIS OF CURRENT OR PRECEDING ELECTION, WHICHEVER SHOWED GREATEST STRENGTH OF MINOR PARTY.
Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 113-60, p. S5656;
