SJRES 28
111th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Introduced: February 24, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S751)
Feb 24, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S749-751)
Feb 24, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that Congress shall have the power to regulate the raising and spending of money with respect to federal elections, including through limits on the amount of contributions and expenditures.
Grants a state the power to regulate the raising and spending of money with respect to state elections.
Gives Congress the power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S751)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1