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HJRES 285 100th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Campaign funds Constitution and constitutional amendments Constitutional amendments State laws States Voting

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect congressional, Presidential, and State elections.

Introduced: May 18, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
May 18, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
May 18, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the Congress to enact laws regulating the amounts of contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections to Federal offices.

Authorizes States to enact laws regulating the amounts of contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections to State and local offices.

What's happening now May 26, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 18, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 285: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect congressional, Presidential, and State elections.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-285/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 285: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect congressional, Presidential, and State elections.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-285/.
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H.J. Res. 285, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-285/.
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[H.J. Res. 285: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect congressional, Presidential, and State elections.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-285/)
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