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S.J.Res. 19 · 113th 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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48 cosponsors · 46 D, 2 I

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes Congress and the states to regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Jul 17, 2014

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes Congress and the states to regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.

Grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation, and 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.

Declares that nothing in this amendment shall be construed to grant Congress or the states the power to abridge the freedom of the press.

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 (Sep 11, 2014): Cloture on the joint resolution not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 42. Record Vote Number: 261. (consideration: CR S5543-5544; text: CR S5543-5544)

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 18, 2013

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Latest vote · Senate · Sep 11, 2014

Ending debate (cloture) — Cloture Motion Rejected. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Yea54
MBD Begich MPD Pryor BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein MUD Udall MBD Bennet CMD Murphy RBD Blumenthal CCD Coons TCD Carper BND Nelson BSD Schatz MHD Hirono THD Harkin RDD Durbin JDD Donnelly MLD Landrieu EMD Markey EWD Warren BMD Mikulski BCD Cardin AKI King CLD Levin DSD Stabenow AFD Franken AKD Klobuchar CMD McCaskill JWD Walsh JTD Tester KHD Hagan HHD Heitkamp JSD Shaheen BMD Menendez CBD Booker MHD Heinrich TUD Udall HRD Reid CSD Schumer SBD Brown JMD Merkley RWD Wyden BCD Casey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse TJD Johnson MWD Warner TKD Kaine BSI Sanders PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray TBD Baldwin JRD Rockefeller JMD Manchin
Nay42
JSR Sessions RSR Shelby JBR Boozman JFR Flake JMR McCain MRR Rubio JIR Isakson SCR Chambliss CGR Grassley JRR Risch MCR Crapo MKR Kirk DCR Coats JMR Moran PRR Roberts MMR McConnell RPR Paul DVR Vitter SCR Collins RBR Blunt RWR Wicker TCR Cochran RBR Burr JHR Hoeven DFR Fischer MJR Johanns KAR Ayotte DHR Heller RPR Portman JIR Inhofe PTR Toomey LGR Graham TSR Scott JTR Thune BCR Corker LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn MLR Lee OHR Hatch RJR Johnson JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Not Voting4
LMR Murkowski KGD Gillibrand TCR Coburn TCR Cruz
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNot Voting
Mark BegichDAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALNay
Richard ShelbyRALNay
John BoozmanRARNay
Mark PryorDARYea
Jeff FlakeRAZNay
John McCainRAZNay
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Mark UdallDCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Christopher MurphyDCTYea
Richard BlumenthalDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Marco RubioRFLNay
Johnny IsaksonRGANay
Saxby ChamblissRGANay
Brian SchatzDHIYea
Mazie HironoDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIANay
Tom HarkinDIAYea
James RischRIDNay
Mike CrapoRIDNay
Mark KirkRILNay
Richard DurbinDILYea
Daniel CoatsRINNay
Joe DonnellyDINYea
Jerry MoranRKSNay
Pat RobertsRKSNay
Mitch McConnellRKYNay
Rand PaulRKYNay
David VitterRLANay
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
Ed MarkeyDMAYea
Elizabeth WarrenDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Angus KingIMEYea
Susan CollinsRMENay
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Roy BluntRMONay
Roger WickerRMSNay
Thad CochranRMSNay
John WalshDMTYea
Jon TesterDMTYea
Kay HaganDNCYea
Richard BurrRNCNay
Heidi HeitkampDNDYea
John HoevenRNDNay
Deb FischerRNENay
Mike JohannsRNENay
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Kelly AyotteRNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Cory BookerDNJYea
Martin HeinrichDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Dean HellerRNVNay
Harry ReidDNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYNot Voting
Rob PortmanROHNay
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
Jim InhofeROKNay
Thomas CoburnROKNot Voting
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPANay
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCNay
Tim ScottRSCNay
John ThuneRSDNay
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNNay
Lamar AlexanderRTNNay
John CornynRTXNay
Ted CruzRTXNot Voting
Mike LeeRUTNay
Orrin HatchRUTNay
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Tim KaineDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Ron JohnsonRWINay
Tammy BaldwinDWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Joe ManchinDWVYea
John BarrassoRWYNay
Michael EnziRWYNay
All recorded votes (2)