Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.
Latest action · Jan 9, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to (1) regulate and impose reasonable viewpoint-neutral limitations on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections; and (2) regulate and enact public campaign financing systems, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting the raising and spending of money by candidates and others with increased public funding.
The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by legislation. They are allowed 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.
Cosponsors 161
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2023 to Sep 19, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Jan 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jan 24, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jan 25, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jan 27, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jan 27, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jan 27, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jan 27, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jan 27, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jan 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 31, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jan 31, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Feb 10, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 10, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Feb 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 14, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Mar 27, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Mar 28, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | May 31, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 5, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Dec 5, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jan 2, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Jan 9, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 9, 2024 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jan 12, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Aug 13, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 19, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 7, January 9, 2023, page H114.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
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 intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
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