US SJR35 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Gives Congress the power to regulate the contribution of funds by corporations, for-profit entities, and labor organizations to a candidate for election to, or nomination for election to, a federal office, and the power to regulate the expenditure of funds by corporations, for-profit entities, and labor organizations made in support of, or in opposition to, such candidates. Gives a state the power to regulate the contribution of funds by corporations, for-profit entities, and labor organizations to a candidate for election to, or for nomination for election to, public office in the state, and the power to regulate the expenditure of funds by corporations, for-profit entities, and labor organizations made in support of, or in opposition to, such candidates.
Title
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to authorizing regulation of contributions to candidates for State public office and Federal office by corporations, entities organized and operated for profit, and labor organizations, and expenditures by such entities and labor organizations in support of, or opposition to such candidates.
Sponsors
Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-01-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Labor-management relations
Political advertising
State and local government operations
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Labor-management relations
Political advertising
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/35/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sjres35/BILLS-112sjres35is.pdf |