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H.R.776

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Presidential Funding Act of 2007

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes.

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1/31/2007--Introduced.
Presidential Funding Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to public financing of presidential election campaigns to:
(1) quadruple (1:1 to 4:1) the matching rate for contributions to primary election candidates;
(2) lower from $250 to $200 the limit on individual campaign contributions;
(3) increase the presidential primary qualifying threshold from $5,000 to $25,000 in 20 states;
(4) require presidential candidates to participate in the primary payment system to be eligible for general election payments;
(5) move the starting date for payments to primary candidates from January 1 of a presidential election year to six months before the earliest state primary election;
(6) allow additional payments and increased expenditure limits for candidates who face opponents who do not participate in public financing and who raise more than 20% of applicable spending limits;
(7) designate the last Friday before the first Monday in September as the date for payments to eligible presidential candidates; and
(8) increase from $3 to $10 the presidential campaign tax return check-off amount.
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to:
(1) increase expenditure limits for presidential primary campaigns and eliminate state primary spending limits;
(2) limit political party general election campaign expenditures to $25 million, with an additional $25 million allowance after the party's candidate is nominated;
(3) prohibit political parties from spending unregulated funds (soft money) on their national conventions; and
(4) require presidential campaign committees to disclose information about bundled contributions (series of contributions aggregating more than $10,000).

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March 08, 2007 Reform Groups Call on Presidential Candidates to Make Commitment ...

... agree to co-sponsor the legislation to fix the presidential public financing system, if they are in the Senate (S. 436) or the House (HR 776), or, ...

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March 02, 2007 Why Do Evangelicals Ignore Ron Paul?

Had it passed, HR 776 would have recognized the personhood of all unborn babies by declaring, "human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. ...

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February 27, 2007 Why do Evangelicals ignore Ron Paul?

Had it passed, HR 776 would have recognized the personhood of all unborn babies by declaring, "human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. ...

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September 01, 2008 MCCAIN'S ENERGY & OIL STANCE

Voted NO to elminate tax breaks for oil and natural gas companies. Amendment would eliminate tax breaks for oil and natural gas companies related to depletion and drilling costs. [S.Amdt. 2782/HR. 776, Vote #159, 7/29/92; ...

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Source: THE TRUTH ABOUT JOHN "MCNASTY" MCCAIN


August 21, 2008 Federal Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: Overview ...

(Two other bills, HR 776 and HR 4294, would affect nonfederal convention funds.) Congress enacted one law (PL 110-161) in FY2008 that affected convention security funding with the appropriation of $100 million for the Democratic and ...

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July 31, 2008 Exxon Wallows In Profits; McSame Wants Big Oil To Have More Tax Breaks

McCain Supported Tax Breaks for Oil and Natural Gas Companies. Earlier, McCain opposed eliminating tax breaks for oil and natural gas companies related to depletion and drilling costs. (S.Amdt. 2782/HR. 776, Vote #159, 7/29/92)"

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