To Amend the Perniciuos Political Activities Act of 1939. Hearing ... on S. 592 ... S. 593 ... and S. 594 ... June 2, 1944 |
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... nomination or election of candidates for political office or the success of any political party ; " ( 2 ) Expenditures ( but not contributions ) made by any candidate for political office in furthering , advancing , or advocating his ...
... nomination or election of candidates for political office or the success of any political party ; " ( 2 ) Expenditures ( but not contributions ) made by any candidate for political office in furthering , advancing , or advocating his ...
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... nomination and election for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States . 3. The advisability , possibility , and validity of placing an all - inclusive limita- tion on the total amount of money that may be ...
... nomination and election for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States . 3. The advisability , possibility , and validity of placing an all - inclusive limita- tion on the total amount of money that may be ...
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... nomination to the United States Senate- one on the Demo- cratic side and one on the Republican side - filed their own reports . that they spent over $ 100,000 each to secure merely the nomination . So that eventually I think we are ...
... nomination to the United States Senate- one on the Demo- cratic side and one on the Republican side - filed their own reports . that they spent over $ 100,000 each to secure merely the nomination . So that eventually I think we are ...
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... nomination at the primaries of a Member of Congress . Now the question came as to how we could obviate this difficulty . So I introduced this piece of legislation , not because I thought it was the last word , but as a suggestion which ...
... nomination at the primaries of a Member of Congress . Now the question came as to how we could obviate this difficulty . So I introduced this piece of legislation , not because I thought it was the last word , but as a suggestion which ...
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... nomination or election of candidates for political office or the success of any political party That would prevent your State organization , or Republican Com- mittee , being limited by the $ 5,000 provision . Senator BUTLER . Well ...
... nomination or election of candidates for political office or the success of any political party That would prevent your State organization , or Republican Com- mittee , being limited by the $ 5,000 provision . Senator BUTLER . Well ...
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Page 2 - expenditure" includes a payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift, of money, or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to make an expenditure; (f) The term "person...
Page 2 - ... by the United States, or any department or agency thereof, uses his official authority for the purpose of interfering with, or affecting, the nomination or the election of any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner from any Territory or Possession, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Page 17 - Chaos, Cosmos ! Cosmos, Chaos ! once again the sickening game ; Freedom, free to slay herself, and dying while they shout her name.
Page 2 - Department, shall be used in the current fiscal year for the payment of salary or travel expenses of any person who has been convicted of violating the Act entitled "An Act to prevent pernicious political activities...
Page 4 - That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of...
Page 3 - Act and sec. 314 of the Corrupt Practices Act, the punishment provisions of sec. 314 being incorporated at the end of the section upon authority of reference to them contained in words "Terms used in this section (sec. 20) shall have the meaning assigned to them in sec- 302 of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, 1925, and the penalties provided in such Act shall apply to violations of this section.
Page 4 - SEC. 3. Any person violating any provision of this Act shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both...
Page 3 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat.
Page 4 - ... to a fine of not more than $10,000, or to imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, together with costs of prosecution.
Page 2 - Federal agency" includes any executive department, independent establishment, or other agency of the United States (except a member bank of the Federal Reserve System) . SEC. 13. (a) It is hereby declared to be a pernicious political activity, and it shall hereafter be unlawful, for any person, directly or indirectly, to make contributions in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000, during any calendar year, or in connection with any campaign for nomination or election, to or on behalf of any candidate...