Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to reduce the influence of money in politics.

United States115th CongressHRES-389House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 12, 2017

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opened the door to the corrupting influence of money in politics, (2) Congress should have the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to federal elections, and (3) all political contributions should be publicly disclosed so that voters have complete information about who is paying for political advertisements.

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  1. Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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