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HJRES 97 104th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to limit expenditures in elections for Federal office.

Introduced: September 5, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 28, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 22, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 22, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 28, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the Congress to limit Federal election expenditures.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 5, 1996
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 31, 1996
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 30, 1995
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 7, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 17, 1995
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 28, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 97: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to limit expenditures in elections for Federal office.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-97/
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"H.J. Res. 97: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to limit expenditures in elections for Federal office.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-97/.
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H.J. Res. 97, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-97/.
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