US Congress House Joint Resolution 22 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 162-1)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-02 - 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]

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

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

Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-01-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-01-20	House	Introduced in House

SJR5 (Related) 2015-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/22/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hjres22/BILLS-114hjres22ih.pdf