<P> The Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ( BCRA ) , also called the McCain - Feingold bill after its chief sponsors , John McCain and Russ Feingold . The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on February 14 , 2002 , with 240 yeas and 189 nays , including 6 members who did not vote . Final passage in the Senate came after supporters mustered the bare minimum of 60 votes needed to shut off debate . The bill passed the Senate , 60 - 40 on March 20 , 2002 , and was signed into law by President Bush on March 27 , 2002 . In signing the law , Bush expressed concerns about the constitutionality of parts of the legislation but concluded , `` I believe that this legislation , although far from perfect , will improve the current financing system for Federal campaigns . '' The bill was the first significant overhaul of federal campaign finance laws since the post-Watergate scandal era . Academic research has used game theory to explain Congress 's incentives to pass the Act . </P>
<P> The Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ( BCRA ) , also called the McCain - Feingold bill after its chief sponsors , John McCain and Russ Feingold . The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on February 14 , 2002 , with 240 yeas and 189 nays , including 6 members who did not vote . Final passage in the Senate came after supporters mustered the bare minimum of 60 votes needed to shut off debate . The bill passed the Senate , 60 - 40 on March 20 , 2002 , and was signed into law by President Bush on March 27 , 2002 . In signing the law , Bush expressed concerns about the constitutionality of parts of the legislation but concluded , `` I believe that this legislation , although far from perfect , will improve the current financing system for Federal campaigns . '' The bill was the first significant overhaul of federal campaign finance laws since the post-Watergate scandal era . Academic research has used game theory to explain Congress 's incentives to pass the Act . </P>
what was in the federal election campaign act that was passed after watergate
what was in the federal election campaign act that was passed after watergate
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ( BCRA )
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ( BCRA )