Tillman Act of 1907

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Tillman Act of 1907

Long title	An Act to prohibit corporations from making money contributions in connection with political elections.
Nicknames	Corporate Donations Abolition Act of 1907
Enacted by	the 59th United States Congress
Effective	January 26, 1907
Citations
Public law	59-36
Statutes at Large	34 Stat. 864b
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 4563 by Benjamin Tillman (D-SC) Signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on January 26, 1907

The Tillman Act of 1907 (34 Stat. 864) was the first campaign finance law in the United States. The Act prohibited monetary contributions to federal candidates by corporations and nationally chartered (interstate) banks.

The Act was signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on January 26, 1907, and was named for its sponsor, South Carolina Senator Ben Tillman.