HJRES 119 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Introduced Jul 14, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Theodore E. Deutch D-FL

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Latest action · Sep 2, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 14, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.

Grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation. Allows them to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections.

Declares that nothing in this amendment shall be construed to grant Congress or the states the power to abridge the freedom of the press.

Cosponsors 129

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2014 to Dec 4, 2014; 83 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlan GraysonOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-WADenny HeckOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CASam FarrOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJul 14, 2014
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 15, 2014
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJul 15, 2014
D-TXBeto O'RourkeJul 15, 2014
D-MNBetty McCollumJul 15, 2014
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterJul 15, 2014
D-ILCheri BustosJul 15, 2014
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzJul 15, 2014
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyJul 15, 2014
D-CTJoe CourtneyJul 15, 2014
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthJul 15, 2014
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJul 15, 2014
D-OHJoyce BeattyJul 15, 2014
D-ILMike QuigleyJul 15, 2014
D-MANiki TsongasJul 15, 2014
D-NYNita M. LoweyJul 15, 2014
D-MAStephen F. LynchJul 15, 2014
D-CASusan A. DavisJul 15, 2014
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJul 15, 2014
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJul 15, 2014
D-CAXavier BecerraJul 15, 2014
D-WAAdam SmithJul 16, 2014
D-MEChellie PingreeJul 16, 2014
D-MNCollin C. PetersonJul 16, 2014
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyJul 16, 2014
D-ILWilliam L. EnyartJul 16, 2014
D-COEd PerlmutterJul 18, 2014
D-VAJames P. MoranJul 18, 2014
D-CAJudy ChuJul 18, 2014
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJul 22, 2014
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJul 22, 2014
D-CAMark TakanoJul 22, 2014
D-PAMatt CartwrightJul 24, 2014
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzJul 25, 2014
D-MIGary C. PetersJul 30, 2014
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoSep 8, 2014
D-CAKaren BassSep 8, 2014
D-NVSteven HorsfordSep 8, 2014
D-DEJohn C. Carney, Jr.Sep 9, 2014
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonSep 10, 2014
D-MDElijah E. CummingsSep 16, 2014
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonNov 12, 2014
D-NYGrace MengNov 12, 2014
D-FLLois FrankelNov 12, 2014
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardNov 12, 2014
D-MNTimothy J. WalzNov 12, 2014
D-CAScott H. PetersDec 4, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 14, 2014
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Sep 2, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 2, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. Jul 14, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Jul 14, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7404–H7407Donna F. Edwards D-MD, Jared Polis D-CO, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, John P. Sarbanes D-MD, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Steve Cohen D-TN, Theodore E. Deutch D-FLSep 10, 2014
HouseLists H6216H.J. Res. 119—Jul 14, 2014

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H6216-H6217] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. DEUTCH: H.J. Res. 119. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article V of the Constitution: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate. ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6217.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SJRES 19A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.Related billSep 11, 2014

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 14, 2014Introduced in House

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