United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 86 (112th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.
Introduced
14 November 2011
Last action
21 November 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress and the states the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in kind equivalents with respect to federal and state elections, respectively.
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Timeline
14 November 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 November 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 November 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → 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.
- 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/86
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/86
- us · 112-hjres-86 · source updated 5 December 2025