US HJR121 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-29 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 29 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-29 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit Congress or any state from imposing content-neutral limitations on contributions or expenditures used to refer to a federal election candidate, including contributions or expenditures made independently from a candidate or a candidate's campaign during any period Congress or the state may establish which is proximate to the date of the election in which the candidate is running. Declares that nothing contained in this article shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.
Title
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate political campaign contributions and expenditures, including independent expenditures.
Sponsors
Rep. John Carney [D-DE] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-07-29 | 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 |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/121/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hjres121/BILLS-113hjres121ih.pdf |