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HJRES 92 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Political advertising

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations and other for-profit business organizations.

Introduced: December 6, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Dec 6, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 6, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Gives Congress and the states the authority to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations, other for-profit business entities, or other business organizations, without regard to whether or not the activity is carried out independently from any candidate or political party.

What's happening now December 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 20, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 92: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations and other for-profit business organizations.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-92/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 92: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations and other for-profit business organizations.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-92/.
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H.J. Res. 92, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-92/.
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[H.J. Res. 92: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations and other for-profit business organizations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-92/)
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