#10 – Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974

October 15, 1974

Seeking to regulate campaign fundraising and spending, President Gerald R. Ford signs the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974. This is the most significant attempt at campaign finance reform since the 1920s. President Ford approves congressional revisions in the Federal Elections Commission and Federal Election Campaign Act permitting resumption of federal check-off subsidies for all presidential campaigns.