United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 53 (114th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.
Introduced
14 May 2015
Last action
1 June 2015 · 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]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
14 May 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 June 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 May 2015 · 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
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/53
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hjres/53
- us · 114-hjres-53 · source updated 3 January 2025