US HJR111 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent political campaign 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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
| Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] |
| Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] | Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] | Rep. James Himes [D-CT] |
| Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME] |
| Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN] | Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] |
| Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. |
| 2012-06-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Political advertising
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Political advertising
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-joint-resolution/111/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hjres111/BILLS-112hjres111ih.pdf |
