United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 377 (106th)
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.
Introduced
19 July 2000
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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2 January 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First amendment to the Constitution in its decision in the 1976 case of Buckley v. Valeo because: (1) such decision failed to recognize that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process; and (2) such decision failed to recognize other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 July 2000
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 July 2000
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 July 2000
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/377
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hconres/377