US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 13 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo because the decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level; and (2) other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process.

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-09		Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2009-01-08		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/13/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hconres13/BILLS-111hconres13ih.pdf