US HR326 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-01 - 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

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to reduce the influence of money in politics. It is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opened the door to the corrupting influence of money in politics, (2) Congress should have the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to federal elections, and (3) all political contributions should be publicly disclosed so that voters have complete information about who is paying for political advertisements.

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to reduce the influence of money in politics.

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-07-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-06-18HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2015-06-18HouseReferred to House Administration
2015-06-18HouseReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-06-18HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HR298 (Related) 2015-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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