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HJRES 126 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation First Amendment rights Political advertising

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

Introduced: January 19, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 24, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution denies as protected speech any financial expenditures, or in kind equivalents, with respect to a candidate for federal office, without regard to whether or not a communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified candidate in the election.

The resolution gives Congress the power to enact a mandatory public financing system to provide funds to qualified candidates in federal elections, which shall be the sole source of funds raised or spent with respect to federal elections.

What's happening now January 24, 2018

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 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 23, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 23, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 26, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 19, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 126: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-126/
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"H.J. Res. 126: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-126/.
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H.J. Res. 126, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-126/.
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