US HJR119 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 130-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. Grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation. Allows them to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections. Declares that nothing in this amendment shall be construed to grant Congress or the states the power to abridge the freedom of the press.

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Title

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Sponsors

Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. John Carney [D-DE]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. James Moran [D-VA]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-09-02HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2014-07-14HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

SJR19 (Related) 2014-09-11 - Cloture on the joint resolution not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 42. Record Vote Number: 261. (consideration: CR S5543-5544; text: CR S5543-5544)

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