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HCONRES 11 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation First Amendment rights Supreme Court

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Introduced: January 30, 2019 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E114)
Jan 30, 2019
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This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment when rendering its decision in Buckley v. Valeo (which held limits on election spending to be unconstitutional).

What's happening now January 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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