H.J.Res. 97 · 112th Congress
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures…
Full title
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.
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YarmuthSponsor5 cosponsors · 4 D, 1 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Constitutional Amendment - Denies as protected speech any financial expenditures, or in kind equivalents, with respect to a candidate for federal office, without regard to whether or not a communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified candidate in the election.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 20, 2011
Constitutional Amendment - Denies as protected speech any financial expenditures, or in kind equivalents, with respect to a candidate for federal office, without regard to whether or not a communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified candidate in the election.
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.
Requires Congress to set forth a legal public holiday for the purpose of voting in regularly scheduled general elections for federal office.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.
Latest action (Jan 6, 2012): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 20, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.