He took it as a sign of progress when, on October 15 , 1974 Congress passed the Federal Election Campaign Act amendments, part of a series of reforms that restricted campaign donations and imposed spending limits.
He took it as a sign of progress when, on October 15 , 1974 Congress passed the Federal Election Campaign Act amendments, part of a series of reforms that restricted campaign donations and imposed spending limits.
Building from the text and history of the Constitution and the amendments themselves, this Part argues that properly interpreting amendments requires courts to identify what, if anything, an amendment "amends". Part I concludes by suggesting how courts and scholars can better accomplish that interpretive task.
While not disputing the science underlying the report's conclusions, they said it was too early to evaluate the 1990 amendments, parts of which have only recently taken effect.
One purpose of the amendment, part of a bill that would require French tests for potential immigrants, is to fight immigration fraud.
Banks have scaled back debit-card rewards programs in response to the Durbin amendment, part of federal legislation that restricts the "swipe" fees banks can charge merchants for processing purchases made with debit cards.
The MPs said May had also agreed to further talk on the third part of Grieve's amendment, "part C", which would allow MPs to direct the government if no deal is reached by February next year.
But the millionaire's amendment, part of the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, is animated by a different rationale: that of compensating for the additional financial resources available to candidates willing to spend their own money.
But the millionaire's amendment, part of the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, is based on a different rationale: that of compensating for the additional financial resources available to candidates willing to spend their own money.
The amendment, part of the victims' bill of rights that Mr. Gore proposed today, would allow victims to leave work to attend legal proceedings, much the way jurors are excused from work.
This amendment, part of a larger spending bill for the State Department that now goes to the full Senate, makes clear, said Mr. Van Hollen, "that we don't want U.S. taxpayer dollars to be used for..
