Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.
USA115th CongressHJRES-113| House
| Updated: 8/3/2017
Adam B. Schiff
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (19)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing reasonable content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent election expenditures; or (2) enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Government Operations and Politics
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationFirst Amendment rightsPolitical advertising
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.
USA115th CongressHJRES-113| House
| Updated: 8/3/2017
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing reasonable content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent election expenditures; or (2) enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Adam B. Schiff
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (19)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationFirst Amendment rightsPolitical advertising