United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 8 (112th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office.
Introduced
5 January 2011
Last action
24 January 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a federal election. Grants a state the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a state or local election.
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Timeline
5 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H125)
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 2011 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office.
- related to ← Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.
- related to ← A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-joint-resolution/8
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/8
- us · 112-hjres-8 · source updated 3 January 2025