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US HJRes20
US HJRes20Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.
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113th Congress
Bill Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress and the states the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to federal and state elections, respectively.
AI Summary
This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would grant Congress the authority to regulate how money and other valuable items (referred to as "in-kind equivalents") are raised and spent in federal elections, including setting limits on contributions to candidates and on how much can be spent to support or oppose them. Similarly, it would give states the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents for their own state elections, also allowing for limits on contributions and expenditures. The purpose of this proposed amendment is to promote the principle of political equality for everyone, and it includes a provision for Congress to pass laws to carry out and enforce these new powers.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (38)
Jim McGovern (D)*,
Timothy Bishop (D),
Lois Capps (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
John Conyers (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Rush Holt (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
James Langevin (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Jim McDermott (D),
Michael Michaud (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
John Tierney (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Henry Waxman (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. (on 04/08/2013)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hjres20ih/pdf/BILLS-113hjres20ih.pdf | 03/06/2013 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/20/all-info | 03/06/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hjres20ih/pdf/BILLS-113hjres20ih.pdf.pdf | 01/23/2013 |
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