legislation: 116-hjres-33
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| 116-hjres-33 | 116 | hjres | 33 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections. | Government Operations and Politics | 2019-01-24 | 2019-01-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | House | Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | Y000062 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a Constitutional amendment denying as protected speech 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. | 2022-11-01T14:47:41Z |