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US HJRes122
US HJRes122Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.
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Introduced
09/17/2025
09/17/2025
In Committee
09/17/2025
09/17/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.
AI Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to grant Congress and state governments expanded powers to regulate campaign finance, specifically focusing on contributions and expenditures intended to influence elections. The proposed amendment would allow legislators to impose reasonable, viewpoint-neutral limitations on campaign fundraising and spending, and to establish public campaign financing systems designed to reduce the impact of private wealth on electoral processes. Additionally, the amendment would explicitly empower Congress and states to differentiate between natural persons and corporate entities in campaign finance regulations, potentially allowing restrictions on corporate campaign spending. The proposed amendment would explicitly protect press freedom, ensuring that campaign finance regulations cannot be used to limit media coverage or editorial content. The amendment would require ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years of its submission and would represent a significant potential change to existing campaign finance law by potentially overriding previous Supreme Court decisions that have limited government's ability to regulate political spending.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (70)
Joe Neguse (D)*,
Gabe Amo (D),
Yassamin Ansari (D),
Becca Balint (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Shontel Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Nikki Budzinski (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Jason Crow (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Chris Deluzio (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Teresa Fernandez (D),
Cleo Fields (D),
Lizzie Fletcher (D),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Maxwell Frost (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Chuy García (D),
Jared Golden (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Maggie Goodlander (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
John Larson (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
John Mannion (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Johnny Olszewski (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Brittany Pettersen (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Emily Randall (D),
Pat Ryan (D),
Andrea Salinas (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Suhas Subramanyam (D),
Shri Thanedar (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 09/17/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/122/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hjres122/BILLS-119hjres122ih.pdf |
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