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HJRES 97 112th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.

Introduced: June 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidaysConstitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationFirst Amendment rightsPolitical advertising
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Jan 6, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Dec 20, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 20, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 6, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Denies as protected speech any financial expenditures, or in kind equivalents, with respect to a candidate for federal office, without regard to whether or not a communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified candidate in the election.

Gives Congress the power to enact a mandatory public financing system to provide funds to qualified candidates in federal elections, which shall be the sole source of funds raised or spent with respect to federal elections.

Requires Congress to set forth a legal public holiday for the purpose of voting in regularly scheduled general elections for federal office.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 26, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 97: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-97/
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"H.J. Res. 97: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-97/.
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H.J. Res. 97, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-97/.
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