Bill Exempting Internet From Campaign Finance Laws Fails In House
- by Shankar Gupta , November 4, 2005
A proposed bill that would exempt the Internet from the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act, commonly known as McCain-Feingold, was defeated Thursday in the House of Representatives after
being proposed under special rules that limited debate and amendments.
Because the bill was introduced under special rules, passage required a …
