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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections for Federal and State office.

Introduced: January 6, 1999 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Grants authority to the Congress and the States to set reasonable expenditure limits for their respective elections.

What's happening now February 25, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 14 Companion bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the…
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 13: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections for Federal and State office.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-13/
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"H.J. Res. 13: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections for Federal and State office.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-13/.
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H.J. Res. 13, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-13/.
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[H.J. Res. 13: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections for Federal and State office.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-13/)
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