Date: October 8, 1997
Subject: Campaign Finance Overhaul
Description: Motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the bill to revise financing of federal political campaigns. The legislation would ban "soft" money contributions; bar political parties from making coordinated expenditures on behalf on a Senate candidate who does not agree to limit his or her spending to $50,000 per election; and change the Supreme Court definition of "express advocacy" to restrict the First Amendment rights of independent groups.
Result: Cloture Motion Rejected, 52-47
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