HJRES 31 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

Introduced Feb 14, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Adam B. Schiff D-CA

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Latest action · Feb 28, 2013 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. IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing reasonable content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent election expenditures; or (2) enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2013 to Apr 15, 2013; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-CASam FarrOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-CAAnna G. EshooFeb 26, 2013
D-MANiki TsongasFeb 26, 2013
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingFeb 27, 2013
D-MAStephen F. LynchFeb 28, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenApr 10, 2013
D-PAMatt CartwrightApr 15, 2013

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2013
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Feb 28, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
  2. Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Feb 14, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

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 H631Adam B. Schiff D-CAFeb 26, 2013

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution. ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H550.

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 the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House

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