FEC, a United States Supreme Court ruling on BCRA, the Act was designed to address two issues: The increased role of soft money in campaign financing, by prohibiting national political party committees from raising or spending any funds not subject to federal limits, even for state and local races or issue discussion;

Mar 20, 2025 · Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), U.S. legislation that was the first major amendment of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) since the extensive 1974 amendments that followed the Watergate scandal.

Campaign finance laws in the United States have been a contentious political issue since the early days of the union. The most recent major federal law affecting campaign finance was the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002, also known as " McCain - Feingold ".

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) was enacted by the 107th Congress , 2nd Session, and signed into law by President Bush on March 27, 2002 to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (now located at Title 52, Subtitle …

Aug 1, 2023 · Supporters of the BCRA sought to preserve the integrity of the U.S. electoral system, reduce the role of money and corruption in politics, and give ordinary Americans an opportunity to express political ideas without being overshadowed by megacontributors.

On December 10, 2003, the Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding the two principal features of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA): the control of soft money and the regulation of electioneering communications.

Overview The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) was signed into law in March of 2002. On the same day that BCRA became official federal policy, Senator Mitch McConnell and the National Rifle Association (NRA) both filed complaints challenging the constitutionality of the act.

Apr 10, 2007 · BCRA eliminated party soft money, reinstated a longtime prohibition on using corporate and union treasury funding of federal election contributions and expenditures, and restored a small part...

Jan 21, 2010 · The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), also known as the McCain-Feingold Act, altered the Federal Election Campaign Act to prohibit corporations and unions from using their general treasury to fund “electioneering communications.”

Apr 4, 2025 · The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA, McCain–Feingold Act, Pub.L. 107–155, 116 Stat. 81, enacted March 27, 2002, H.R. 2356) is a United States federal law that amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974, …