HJRES 33
116th 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 24, 2019
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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, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 24, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a Constitutional amendment denying as protected speech any financial expenditures, or in kind equivalents, with respect to a candidate for federal office, regardless of whether a communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified candidate in the election.
The amendment 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, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
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