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HCONRES 333 109th Congress House Law Campaign funds Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional law Freedom of association Freedom of speech Government Operations and Politics Government ethics Public corruption Supreme Court Supreme Court decisions

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Introduced: February 1, 2006 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H302-303)
Feb 1, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 1, 2006
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in its decision in the 1976 case of Buckley v. Valeo because such decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections corrupts the electoral process on a more fundamental level than direct transactions between big contributors and candidates and elected officials; and (2) other legitimate state interests justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process.

What's happening now February 15, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H302-303)

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