Federal Corrupt Practices Act

Federal Corrupt Practices Act

Other short titles	Publicity of Political Contributions Act of 1910
Long title	An Act providing for publicity of contributions made for the purpose of influencing elections at which Representatives in Congress are elected.
Nicknames	National Publicity Act
Enacted by	the 61st United States Congress
Effective	June 25, 1910
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 61–274
Statutes at Large	36 Stat. 822
Codification
Titles amended	2 U.S.C.: Congress
U.S.C. sections created	2 U.S.C. ch. 8 §§ 241-248
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 2250 Passed the House on April 15, 1910 (Passed) Passed the Senate on June 22, 1910 (37-30) Signed into law by President William H. Taft on June 25, 1910

The Federal Corrupt Practices Act, also known as the Publicity Act, was a federal law of the United States that was enacted in 1910 and amended in 1911 and 1925. It remained the nation's primary law regulating campaign finance in federal elections until the passage of the Federal Election Campaign Act in 1971. The Act was signed by President William Howard Taft on June 25, 1910.

The Act built upon the prohibition on corporate contributions in the Tillman Act of 1907 and was codified at 2 U.S.C. Section 241.