United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 29 (112th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Introduced
1 November 2011
Last action
1 November 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7008)
Sponsors
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
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.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
1 November 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7008)
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7007-7008)
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 1 November 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 November 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 November 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 1 November 2011
Sponsors
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · 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 → Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/29
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/sjres/29
- us · 112-sjres-29 · source updated 10 August 2026