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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
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