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SJRES 28 111th Congress Senate

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 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulation
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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
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 Latest action February 24, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S751)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 17, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 28: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SJRES-28/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 28: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SJRES-28/.
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S.J. Res. 28, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SJRES-28/.
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[S.J. Res. 28: 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/111-SJRES-28/)
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