US HJR31 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing reasonable content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent election expenditures; or (2) enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.
Title
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.
Sponsors
| Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA] | Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] |
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] | Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] |
| Rep. James Himes [D-CT] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] |
| Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD] | Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
| Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. |
| 2013-02-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Government operations and politics
Political advertising
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Government operations and politics
Political advertising
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/31/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hjres31/BILLS-113hjres31ih.pdf |
