Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

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Introduced

15 September 2016

Last action

26 September 2016 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment in the case of Buckley v. Valeo because the decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level; and (2) other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process.

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15 September 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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15 September 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 2016
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-concurrent-resolution/154
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hconres/154
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