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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 11, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 26, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 36: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-36/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 36: 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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-36/.
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H.J. Res. 36, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-36/.
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[H.J. Res. 36: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-36/)
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