DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 1997
United States Politics

Campaign Finance Reform

Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Bill (105th Congress)
• The main bill is S. 25 (McCain/Feingold)
• Search THOMAS by bill number for the text, digest, speeches in the Congressional Record, and legislative status
• The corresponding bill in the 104th Congress was S. 1219
Campaign Finance Reform (EPN)
• Text of analytical articles on campaign finance reform
• Hot links to think tank and state government sites
• Succint annotations
Campaign Finance Reform (Natl.Center for Policy Analysis)
• Full text of several articles on both sides of the issue
• Includes bills and think tank opinions
Investigation on Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection with the 1996 Federal Election Campaign (Senate Governmental Affairs Committee)
• Hearings held July 1997
• Paper copy (Y4.G74/9:S.HRG.105-300/PT.1-3) and microfiche (CIS 98-S401-27, 28 and 29)
• Congressional Universe (UMich Only) also has transcripts of selected testimony
• Washington Post Coverage
Campaign Finance Reform Legislation
• Full text of House Oversight Committee hearing on November 16, 1995
• Available in Documents Center (96-H421-1 and Y4.H81/3:C15/7)
Campaign Finance Statistics
• Campaign Finances (Federal Election Commission
  • Summary receipts and disbursements of Presidential and all Congressional candidates in 1996
  • Can be used as a ballot directory
  • Detailed files with individual contributors for 1993/94 and 1995/96 must be downloaded
• FECInfo (Tony Raymond)
  • 1996 Congressional and Presidential campaign contributions searchable by name, state, Political Action Committee, or individual
  • Special analyses include contributors by occupation or zip code and candidates receiving the most out-of-state money
  • User-friendly interface
Campaign Reform (Washington Post)
• Summary of the issues
• Links to bills in the 104th Congress
• Presidential candidate opinions
• Timeline of changes beginning 1971
Cashing In
• Subtitle: A Guide to Money, Votes, and Public Policy in the 104th Congress
• Analyzes 42 issues and 28 roll call votes in the 104th Congress on household finance, tax, environmental, and health issues
• Identifies the votes of key Congressmen and the campaign funding received by lobby groups who took positions on the issues
• Users may also search an issue to determine the votes of individual Members of Congress or the alignments within a state or party
• Search results include the Member's vote and the campaign contributions received from the corresponding lobby group
Center for Responsive Politics
• Non-partisan research group monitoring campaign reform
• Congressional campaign finance filings
• Open Secrets
  • Lobby group campaign contributions to Members of Congress arranged by industry and separately by member
  • Web version in Adobe Acrobat format corresponds to paper version in Documents Center (JK 1991 .M261)
Common Cause
• Citizen lobby group promoting campaign finance report
• Project Independence petition drive for campaign reform
• Articles and campaign finances of Congress
Justice Department Investigation
• Expansion of 1996 Campaign Fundraising Investigation
  • Press release from Attorney General Janet Reno dated September 16, 1997
• Federal Law on Campaign Solicitation
  • United States Code, Title 5, Sections 7322ff presumably in question
Lincoln Bedroom as Democratic Fundraiser
• Overview (Washington Post)
  • News article providing an overview of Democratic fundraising and Democratic calls for a special counsel
  • Links to various opinions on the issue
• AllPolitics Coverage
  • Lincoln Bedroom Guest List
  • Lincoln Bedroom Memo
    • Image of memo by President Clinton endorsing the use of the Lincoln Bedroom as a fundraiser
  • Public Opinion Poll
  • Top Lincoln Bedroom Contributors
Think Tank Reports
• Mother Jones 400 Central
  • Searchable and browsable list of top 400 campaign contributors
  • Provides name, amount, industry affiliation and related notes
• Brookings Institution
  • Proposals and issues before the 105th Congress
  • Links to articles and opinion pieces
  • Campaign Finance Sourcebook brings together history, laws and court decisions; summary in HTML format and full version in Adobe Acrobat format

Elections

Top 1996 Election Web Sites
• Subject arrangement of selected election sites
• Includes best sources for election results
• Designed for printing and educational research
Congressional Delegations, 105th Congress
• Separate House and Senate directories arranged by State
• E-Mail addresses and web sites of incumbents
• Phone, fax, and office addresses for holder of that office in the 104th Congress

Gingrich Ethics

House Ethics Manual
• Full text of 1992 manual governing ethical conduct, finances, and staffing
House Ethics Committee Report (THOMAS)
• Full text of report investigating possible ethics violiations by Speaker New Gingrich
• Report submitted on January 17, 1997
• Segmented into sections for easy viewing
Report of the Independent Counsel
• Full text of report issued by Jim Cole, independent counsel to the House Ethics Committee
• Report released on January 16, 1997 and made available through the House Democratic Caucus

Whitewater

AllPolitics Coverage
• Use search engine at bottom of page
• Continuing news coverage and analysis from Time/CNN/Congressional Quarterly
Final Report of the Independent Counsel (2002)
• Richard Ray's final report dated March 20, 2002
• Four volumes include investigation of the Clintons, Web Hubbell, and the McDougals
Independent Counsel's Report (CNN)
• Independent Counsel Robert Ray's press release dated September 20, 2000
• Insufficient evidence to indict President or Mrs. Clinton on the Whitewater land deal

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