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In one sentence, explain what prompted Congress to pass the Federal Election Campaign Act.

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Is was about the misused of the money in presidsential using to win vote, so they make the Campaign Act to limit.

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Answer: In 1979, the FEC ruled that political parties could spend unregulated or "soft" money for non-federal administrative and party building activities. ... This in turn led to passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 ("BCRA"), effective on January 1, 2003, which banned soft money expenditure by parties.

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