US HJR13 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

US Congress House Joint Resolution 13 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-25 - 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]

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - States that the First Amendment to the Constitution does not apply to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business organization with respect to the making of contributions, expenditures, or other disbursements of funds in connection with public elections.

Title

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
2013-01-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

HJR14 (Related) 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

Subjects

Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Government operations and politics
Political advertising

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/13/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hjres13/BILLS-113hjres13ih.pdf