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HJRES121Referred to Committee

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

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-11
Introduced
43
Cosponsors
HJRES
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Type

Sponsor

Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (543 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001205

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (43)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Becca Balint (D-VT)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Bill Foster (D-IL-11)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Diana DeGette (D-CO-1)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Ed Case (D-HI-1)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Greg Landsman (D-OH-1)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)Original· 2025-09-11
  • John Garamendi (D-CA-8)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Lori Trahan (D-MA-3)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)Original· 2025-09-11
  • Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13)· 2025-09-18
  • Lois Frankel (D-FL-22)· 2025-09-18
  • Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6)· 2025-10-06
  • Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11)· 2025-10-06
  • Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)· 2025-10-06
  • Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3)· 2025-10-06
  • Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51)· 2025-10-06
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3)· 2025-10-06
  • John W. Mannion (D-NY-22)· 2025-10-28
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3)· 2025-10-28
  • John B. Larson (D-CT-1)· 2026-03-18
  • Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2026-04-09

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-09-11

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-09-11

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-11

Plain-English Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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