US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 42 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-29 - 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]

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment 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. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-03-29	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2550, E411)
2017-03-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/42/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres42/BILLS-115hconres42ih.pdf