Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

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The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is a major U.S. law enacted in 2002 that overhauled campaign finance rules by restricting soft money contributions and regulating political advertising in federal elections.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
campaign finance law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs McCain–Feingold Act ⓘ
McCain–Feingold law ⓘ
amends Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ
appliesTo corporations ⓘ
federal candidates ⓘ
labor unions ⓘ
national party committees ⓘ
political action committees ⓘ
challengedInCase Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ
Davis v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ
FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. ⓘ
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ
congressNumber 107th United States Congress ⓘ
constitutionalBasisDebate First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
containsProvision Millionaire’s Amendment ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsCategory electioneering communications ⓘ
dateSigned 2002-03-27 ⓘ
defines electioneering communications as broadcast, cable, or satellite communications referring to a clearly identified federal candidate close to an election ⓘ
enactedIn 2002 ⓘ
enforcedBy Federal Election Commission ⓘ
increases individual contribution limits to federal candidates ⓘ
indexes individual contribution limits to inflation ⓘ
limits soft money contributions to state and local party committees for federal election activity ⓘ
MillionairesAmendmentEffect raised contribution limits for candidates facing self-financed opponents ⓘ
partiallyInvalidatedBy Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ
Davis v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ
FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. ⓘ
primaryGoal curb issue advocacy ads close to elections ⓘ
limit soft money contributions to political parties ⓘ
reduce influence of money in federal elections ⓘ
prohibits national political party soft money fundraising ⓘ
soft money donations from corporations to national party committees ⓘ
soft money donations from labor unions to national party committees ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 107-155 ⓘ
regulates electioneering communications ⓘ
independent expenditures ⓘ
issue advocacy ads ⓘ
political advertising ⓘ
political campaign contributions ⓘ
soft money ⓘ
requires disclaimer statements on certain political advertisements ⓘ
disclosure of donors for electioneering communications ⓘ
restricts corporate funding of electioneering communications ⓘ
labor union funding of electioneering communications ⓘ
shortName BCRA ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy George W. Bush ⓘ
sponsorInHouse Christopher Shays ⓘ
Marty Meehan ⓘ
sponsorInSenate John McCain ⓘ
Russ Feingold ⓘ
subjectMatter campaign finance regulation ⓘ
federal elections ⓘ
timeWindowRestriction 30 days before a primary election for certain broadcast ads ⓘ
60 days before a general election for certain broadcast ads ⓘ
tookEffectOn 2002-11-06 ⓘ
upheldInPartBy McConnell v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ

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United States federal elections → campaignFinanceLaw → Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ⓘ
Federal Election Campaign Act → relatedTo → Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ⓘ
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act → alsoKnownAs → McCain–Feingold Act ⓘ
linked to: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act → alsoKnownAs → McCain–Feingold law ⓘ
linked to: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
United States federal campaign finance law → hasKeyStatute → Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ⓘ
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 → precedes → Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 ⓘ
subject linked to: FECA of 1971
linked to: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission → hasStatuteAtIssue → Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 ⓘ
linked to: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission → upheldConstitutionalityOf → Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act electioneering communications provisions ⓘ
linked to: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
United States federal election law → keyStatute → Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ⓘ