109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 678
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications
over the Internet from the definition of public communication.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 17, 2005
Mr. REID introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Rules and Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications
over the Internet from the definition of public communication.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
Paragraph (22) of section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 431(22)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
`Such term shall not include communications over the Internet.'.
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