H.R.2630 - Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs of a candidate or an individual holding Federal office from making payments to the candidate's or individual's spouse, to require such committees and PACs to report on disbursements made to the immediate family members of the candidate or individual, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act as passed house.
  • Short: Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs of a candidate or an individual holding Federal office from making payments to the candidate's or individual's spouse, to require such committees and PACs to report on disbursements made to the immediate family members of the candidate or individual, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain political committees from compensating the spouse of the candidate for services provided to or on behalf of the committee, to require such committees to report on payments made to the spouse and the immediate family members of the candidate, and for other purposes. as amended by house.

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News Coverage

07/23/07
Hare votes for spousal campaign fi...

HR 2630, was passed by voice vote with Rep. Hare's support. It would ban compensation to spouses, either directly or indirectly, by feder...

Source: Quad-Cities Online, IL
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07/23/07
House Votes for Ban on Spouses Rec...

Although the bill (HR 2630) passed easily by voice vote, it remains unclear whether the maneuver will in fact be counted as a victory for...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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05/21/09
H.R.2630: Protect Patients and Phy...

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10/10/08
John D Dingle Medical Center

House version of the FamilyCare Act (HR 2630), sponsored by John Dingle (D, MI) ... that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (C...

Source: Ethan
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09/30/08
Pelosi Exposed: “Misuse of Funds”

“On July 23rd, the House passed the Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act, HR 2630, which will raise the bar on ethical standards in Co...

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07/25/08
The Dean's Office: Anyone? Bueller?

Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act - H.R. 2630 FDIC Enforcement Enhancement Act - H.R. 2547 The Food and Drug Administration Amendment...

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06/26/08
campaign finance: legislative deve...

hr 2630 would restrict campaign and leadership political action committee (pac) payments to candidate spouses. in addition, a provision i...

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02/20/08
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... committee or leadership PAC to the immediate family. members of candidates or officeholders. Payments to business entities would be t...

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12/21/07
Pelosi to EPA head on CA waiver de...

Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act - H.R. 2630. This legislation raises the bar on the ethical standards of Members of Congress by end...

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10/04/07
Votelaw, Edward Still's blog on la...

H.R. 2630 would restrict campaign and leadership political action committee (PAC) payments to candidate spouses. A provision in H.R. 3093...

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10/03/07
Campaign Finance: Developments in ...

H.R. 2630 would restrict campaign and leadership political action committee (PAC) payments to candidate spouses. A provision in H.R. 3093...

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09/25/07
The Democratic Party

Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act - H.R. 2630 This legislation raises the bar on the ethical standards of Members of Congress by endi...

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