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SJRES 29 112th 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: November 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7008)
Nov 1, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7007-7008)
Nov 1, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 1, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7008)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress and the states the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in kind equivalents with respect to federal and state elections, respectively.

 Related & companion bills 2
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12 Independent 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 29, 2012
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 26, 2012
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 28, 2011
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 15, 2011
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Nov 8, 2011
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 7, 2011
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 3, 2011
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Nov 1, 2011
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 1, 2011
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Nov 1, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 1, 2011
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 1, 2011
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 1, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 29: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-29/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 29: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-29/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 29, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-29/.
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[S.J. Res. 29: 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/112-SJRES-29/)
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