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HCONRES 6 113th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Introduced: January 4, 2013 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationFirst Amendment rightsSupreme Court
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo because the decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level; and (2) other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 6: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-6/
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"H. Con. Res. 6: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-6/.
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H. Con. Res. 6, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-6/.
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[H. Con. Res. 6: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-6/)
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