To require that candidates who receive campaign financing from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund agree not to participate in multicandidate forums that exclude candidates who have broad-based public support.
Open Debate Act of 1999 - Requires a candidate receiving payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to agree not to appear in any multicandidate forum with respect to the election unless other candidates, either eligible for Fund payments or qualified for the ballot in at least 40 States, are also invited to participate.
Provides for enforcement by the Federal Election Commission.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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