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HJRES 20 113th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation State and local government operations

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

Introduced: April 7, 2014 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Jan 22, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2013
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now April 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 19 Related bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expend…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 24, 2014
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 29, 2014
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 1, 2014
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 1, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Apr 7, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Aug 1, 2013
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 19, 2013
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2013
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jan 22, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 22, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 22, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 20: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-20/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 20: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-20/.
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H.J. Res. 20, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-20/.
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[H.J. Res. 20: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-20/)
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