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HJRES 31 113th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

Introduced: February 14, 2013 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationFirst Amendment rightsPolitical advertising
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Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Feb 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing reasonable content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent election expenditures; or (2) enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 10, 2013
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2013
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· Feb 26, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 14, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 31: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-31/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 31: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-31/.
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H.J. Res. 31, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-31/.
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[H.J. Res. 31: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-31/)
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