HJRES 36
114th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political advertising
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations.
Introduced: February 26, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment
States that nothing in the U.S. Constitution shall prohibit Congress and the states from imposing content-neutral regulations and restrictions on the expenditure of funds for political activity by any corporation, limited liability company, or other corporate entity, including but not limited to contributions in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for public office.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
2