US Congress House Joint Resolution 31 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 140-1)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-06 - 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]

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation. They are allowed to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections. This joint resolution declares that nothing in this amendment shall be construed to grant Congress or the states the power to abridge the freedom of the press.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-01-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-24	House	Introduced in House

SJR8 (Related) 2017-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/31/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hjres31/BILLS-115hjres31ih.pdf