Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures.

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Introduced

11 February 2015

Last action

17 March 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment specifying individual citizens or public election financing or voter education systems as the only sources of funding to directly or indirectly support or oppose campaigns for election to public office or state ballot measures. The amendment requires Congress, the states, and local jurisdictions to establish limits on the amount of contributions individuals may make with respect to a single campaign for election to public office. States and local jurisdictions shall establish limits on the amount of contributions individuals may make with respect to a ballot measure. The total of combined contributions to the principal campaign committee of a candidate from citizens who are not eligible to vote for the candidate is limited to the total of combined contributions from citizens who are eligible to vote for the candidate.

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11 February 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/31
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hjres/31
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