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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Introduced: October 18, 2007 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Oct 18, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13099)
Oct 18, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - States that Congress shall have the power to regulate the raising and spending of money, including through setting limits, for campaigns for nomination for election to, or for election to, federal office.

Gives a state the power to regulate the raising and spending of money for state or local ballot initiatives, referenda, plebiscites, or other similar ballot measures and campaigns for nomination for election to, or for election to, state or local office.

Gives Congress the power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

What's happening now October 18, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13099)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-21/
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"S.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-21/.
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S.J. Res. 21, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-21/.
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[S.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-21/)
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