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HJRES 13 111th Congress House

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…

Official title: 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 co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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 8, 2009 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operations
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Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 8, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 8, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2009

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

 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.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 13: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-13/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 13: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-13/.
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H.J. Res. 13, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-13/.
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[H.J. Res. 13: 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/111-HJRES-13/)
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