PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Amendment SP 1649 was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 23, 1998
Paycheck Protection Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to make it unlawful (except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary authorization of a stockholder, employee, member, or nonmember) for: (1) national banks or corporations to collect from or assess such stockholder or employee any dues, initiation fee, or other payment as a condition of employment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will be used for political activities in which the national bank or corporation is engaged; and (2) labor organizations to collect from or assess such member or nonmember any dues, fee, or other payment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will be used for political activities. States that an authorization shall remain in effect until revoked and may be revoked at any time.
People & committees
Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R–MS
Legislative record
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Amendment SP 1649 was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Amendment SP 1650 was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Amendment SP 1674 was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Amendment SP 1675 was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Amendment SP 1646 was referred the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Motion to commit was withdrawn.
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45-54. Record Vote No: 17. (consideration: CR S1045)
Senate roll call 17 · Individual votesCloture on the McCain-Feingold amendment (SP 1646) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51-48. Record Vote No: 16. (consideration: CR S1045)
Senate roll call 16 · Individual votesConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1045)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S972-995, S997-1001)
Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S919)
Cloture motion on the McCain-Feingold amendment (SP 1646) presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S908-909)
Cloture motion on the Snowe amendment (SP 1647) presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S908-909)
Motion by Senator Lott to commit to Senate Committee on Commerce with instructions made in Senate. (consideration: CR S907)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S869-882, S884-919)
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S817-832)
Introduced in the Senate, read twice.
Introduced in Senate
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