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.
USA116th CongressHJRES-57| House
| Updated: 5/31/2019
Adam B. Schiff
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (16)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Susan Wild (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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Bill from Previous Congress
HJRES 115-113Proposing 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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.
USA116th CongressHJRES-57| House
| Updated: 5/31/2019
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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Bill from Previous Congress
HJRES 115-113Proposing 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Adam B. Schiff
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (16)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Susan Wild (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