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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: June 19, 1987 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 1988
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Jun 30, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jun 19, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 19, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress may enact laws regulating the amounts of expenditures a candidate may make from personal funds or the personal funds of the candidate's immediate family or may incur with personal loans. Declares that the Congress may enact laws regulating the amounts of independent expenditures by any person, other than by a political committee of a political party, which can be made to expressly advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for Federal office.

Declares that the States may enact such laws with respect to State and local offices.

What's happening now March 17, 1988

Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 166: 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-SJRES-166/
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"S.J. Res. 166: 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-SJRES-166/.
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S.J. Res. 166, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-166/.
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[S.J. Res. 166: 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-SJRES-166/)
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