H.R.5699 - Blogger Protection Act of 2008

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to protect uncompensated Internet activity by individuals from treatment as a contribution or expenditure under the Act, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

All Bill Titles

  • Short: Blogger Protection Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to protect uncompensated Internet activity by individuals from treatment as a contribution or expenditure under the Act, and for other purposes. as introduced.

This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it.

Bill's Views

  • Today: 1
  • Past Seven Days: 4
  • All-Time: 987
 
Introduced
 
House
Passes
 
Senate
Passes
 
President
Signs
 

 
04/02/08
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Official Summary

4/3/2008--Introduced.Blogger Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) exempt uncompensated individual Internet activity from treatment as a contribution to or expenditure of a campaign for federal office; and (2) cover blogs and other Internet and e

Official Summary

4/3/2008--Introduced.
Blogger Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to:
(1) exempt uncompensated individual Internet activity from treatment as a contribution to or expenditure of a campaign for federal office; and
(2) cover blogs and other Internet and electronic publications under the general media exemption pertaining to expenditures.


...Read the Rest




Vote on This Bill

-% Users Support Bill

0 in favor / 0 opposed
 

Send Your Rep a Letter

about this bill Support Oppose Tracking
Track with MyOC
Save to Notebook Make A Bill Widget

OpenCongress is a free and open-source project of the Participatory Politics Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to increase civic engagement. The non-profit Sunlight Foundation is the Founding and Primary Supporter of OpenCongress.