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109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 109–404 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 513, 527 

REFORM ACT OF 2005 

APRIL 4, 2006.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. DREIER, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 755] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 755, by a recorded vote of 9 to 3, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 513, the 527 Reform Act of 2005, under a closed rule. The rule provides one hour 

of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on House Administration 

now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in this 

report, shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides that all 

points of order against the bill, as amended, are waived. 

Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The Committee on Rules is not aware of any points of order 

against consideration of the bill. The waivers of all points of order 

are prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of each 

record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together with 

the names of those voting for and against, are printed below: 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 164 

Date: April 4, 2006. 

Measure: H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act of 2005. 

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative Emanuel which amends the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) to 

provide that any 501(c)(6) that makes any ‘‘electioneering communications’’ aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year 

becomes a Federal political committee, required to register and report with the FEC. 

Results: Defeated 3 to 9. 

Vote by members: Diaz-Balart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Putnam—Nay; Capito—Nay; Cole—Nay; Bishop—Nay; 

Gingrey—Nay; Slaughter—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—Yea; 

Dreier—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 165 

Date: April 4, 2006. 

Measure: H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act of 2005. 

Motion by: Mrs. Matsui. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative Wynn 

which clarifies the ability of Federal officeholders to attend and 

participate in State and local party fundraisers and allows them to 

endorse Federal, State, and local candidates. 

Results: Defeated 3 to 9. 

Vote by members: Diaz-Balart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions—Nay; Putnam—Nay; Capito—Nay; Cole—Nay; Bishop—Nay; 

Gingrey—Nay; Slaughter—Yea; Hastings (FL)—Yea; Matsui—Yea; 

Dreier—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 166 

Date: April 4, 2006. 

Measure: H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act of 2005. 

Motion by: Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida. 

Summary of motion: To report the rule. 

Results: Agreed 9 to 3. 

Vote by members: Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Putnam—Yea; Capito—Yea; Cole—Yea; Bishop—Yea; 

Gingrey—Yea; Slaughter—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

(Summary of amendment derived from information provided by 

the sponsor.) 

Dreier: Removes the limits on the amounts parties can spend in 

coordination with their own candidates. Also changes the short title 

of the bill to the ‘‘527 Reform Act of 2006.’’

TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED 

In section 1, strike ‘‘527 Reform Act of 2005’’ and insert ‘‘527 Reform Act of 2006’’. Insert after section 3 the following: 


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SEC. 4. REPEAL OF LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PARTY EXPENDITURES ON 

BEHALF OF CANDIDATES IN GENERAL ELECTIONS. 

(a) REPEAL OF LIMIT.—Section 315(d) of the Federal Election 

Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law with respect to limitations on expenditures or limitations on contributions, the national committee’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law with 

respect to limitations on amounts of expenditures or contributions, a national committee’’, 

(B) by striking ‘‘the general’’ and inserting ‘‘any’’, and 

(C) by striking ‘‘Federal office, subject to the limitations 

contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection’’

and inserting ‘‘Federal office in any amount’’; and 

(2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4). 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(1) INDEXING.—Section 315(c) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) 

is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘(d),’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘subsections (b) 

and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’. 

(2) INCREASE IN LIMITS FOR SENATE CANDIDATES FACING

WEALTHY OPPONENTS.—Section 315(i) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

441a(i)(1)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1)(C)(iii)—

(i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause (I), 

(ii) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period, and 

(iii) by striking subclause (III); 

(B) in paragraph (2)(A) in the matter preceding clause 

(i), by striking ‘‘, and a party committee shall not make 

any expenditure,’’; 

(C) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘and party expenditures previously made’’; and 

(D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘and a party shall 

not make any expenditure’’. 

(3) INCREASE IN LIMITS FOR HOUSE CANDIDATES FACING

WEALTHY OPPONENTS.—Section 315A(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

441a—1(a)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), 

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period, and 

(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 

(B) in paragraph (3)(A) in the matter preceding clause 

(i), by striking ‘‘, and a party committee shall not make 

any expenditure,’’; 

(C) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘and party expenditures previously made’’; and 

(D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘and a party shall 

not make any expenditure’’. 


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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect January 1, 2006. 

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