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HJRES 90 115th 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: March 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution 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 21, 2017

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 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 16, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 90: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-90/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 90: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-90/.
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H.J. Res. 90, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-90/.
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[H.J. Res. 90: 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/115-HJRES-90/)
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