Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEM AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
August 1, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01677 |
FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEM AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR |
SHORT TITLE : "Political Party Act of 2007" |
ABSTRACT : "Political Party Act of 2007". The bill proposes public funding for political parties thereby minimizing political patronage and developing a strong political party system by prohibiting turncoatism. It proposes two sources for public campaign funding: a) a check off from personal and corporate income taxes; and b) a direct allocation from the national budget. (Campaign Finance Bill) |
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DE VENECIA, JOSE JR. C. |
DATE FILED : 2007-08-01 |
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
1. Chatto (029 ) |
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
1. Approved by the Committee on 2007-12-11 |
2. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-02-26 |
3. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-02-26 |
4. Committee Report filed on 2008-02-26 |
MOTHER BILL: HB03655 |
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2007-08-13 |
Abstract
"Political Party Act of 2007". The bill proposes public funding for political parties thereby minimizing political patronage and developing a strong political party system by prohibiting turncoatism. It proposes two sources for public campaign funding: a) a check off from personal and corporate income taxes; and b) a direct allocation from the national budget. (Campaign Finance Bill)
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