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HJRES 224 102th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Campaign funds Constitutional amendments Election candidates State laws

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect Congressional, Presidential, State, and local elections.

Introduced: April 17, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Jun 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Apr 17, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 17, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress shall have the power to set reasonable limits on campaign expenditures by, in support of, or in opposition to any candidate in any primary or other election for Federal office. Declares that the States shall have such power with respect to State or local elections.

What's happening now June 7, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

 Bill text 1 version

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 1, 1992
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 224: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect Congressional, Presidential, State, and local elections.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-224/
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"H.J. Res. 224: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect Congressional, Presidential, State, and local elections.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-224/.
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H.J. Res. 224, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-224/.
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