US HJR57 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on May 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This joint resolution 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. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] |
| Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN] |
| Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] |
| Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
| 2019-05-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-05-08 | House | Introduced in House |
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/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/57/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hjres57/BILLS-116hjres57ih.pdf |
