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S.J.Res. 21 · 110th Congress

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions…

Full title

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 110th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

3 cosponsors · 1 D, 2 R

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Constitutional Amendment - States that Congress shall have the power to regulate the raising and spending of money, including through setting limits, for campaigns for nomination for election to, or for election to, federal office.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 18, 2007

Constitutional Amendment - States that Congress shall have the power to regulate the raising and spending of money, including through setting limits, for campaigns for nomination for election to, or for election to, federal office.

Gives a state the power to regulate the raising and spending of money for state or local ballot initiatives, referenda, plebiscites, or other similar ballot measures and campaigns for nomination for election to, or for election to, state or local office.

Gives Congress the power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Latest action (Oct 18, 2007): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13099)

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 18, 2007

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.