United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 126 (115th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.
Introduced
19 January 2018
Last action
24 January 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution 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. The resolution 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.
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Timeline
19 January 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
19 January 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 January 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 January 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/126
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/126
- us · 115-hjres-126 · source updated 3 January 2025