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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office.

Introduced: January 4, 2007 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that Congress shall have power to set limits on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination or election to federal office.

Declares that a state shall have the power to set limits on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination or election to state or local office.

What's happening now February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 23, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-5/
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"H.J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-5/.
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H.J. Res. 5, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-5/.
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[H.J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-5/)
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