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To express the sense of the House of Representatives on consideration of comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Introduced: September 18, 1997 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
Sep 18, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for the House of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of comprehensive campaign finance reform that reduces spending on political campaigns and curtails the influence of special interest money in Federal elections by no later than October 9, 1997, and to adopt as a goal the final enactment of such legislation by no later than October 31, 1997.

What's happening now September 18, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 9, 1997
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 9, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 9, 1997
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 18, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 236: To express the sense of the House of Representatives on consideration of comprehensive campaign finance reform.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-236/
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"H. Res. 236: To express the sense of the House of Representatives on consideration of comprehensive campaign finance reform.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-236/.
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H. Res. 236, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-236/.
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