HJRES 89 United States House · 117th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.

Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that protected speech does not include any financial expenditures, or in kind equivalents, with respect to a candidate for federal office, regardless of whether a communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified candidate in the election. The amendment gives Congress the power to enact a mandatory public financing system to provide funds to qualified candidates in federal elections, which shall be the sole source of funds raised or spent with respect to federal elections.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jun 2022
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Introduced Jun 23, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Jun 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jun 23, 2022
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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John A. Yarmuth
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KY
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