US HJR84 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Gives Congress the power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents: (1) to candidates standing for election to a federal office in the United States; and (2) used to support or purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of any such election. Gives each of the several states the power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents: (1) to candidates standing for election to public office in the state; and (2) used to support or purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of any such election or plebiscite in the state. Prohibits any person who is not a U.S. citizen or is a foreign government, or acts as an agent of one, from: (1) contributing funds or donating in-kind equivalents to candidates standing for election to public office in the United States; or (2) otherwise expending funds or donating in-kind equivalents in a manner intended to influence the outcome of an election for public office or plebiscite in the United States.
Title
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections.
Sponsors
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | |
2010-05-13 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Political advertising
State and local government operations
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Political advertising
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-joint-resolution/84/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hjres84/BILLS-111hjres84ih.pdf |