3.0.0 121 2026-06-24T08:08:23Z 2026-06-24T08:08:23Z House H HJRES 2025-09-11 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/121 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 149 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCANLON:H.J. Res. 121.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H4266]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-09-11T13:05:35Z A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. 119 43 SJRES 2025-03-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2025-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Gay Scanlon D PA 5 N L000601 Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] Greg Landsman D OH 1 2025-09-11 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Eleanor Norton D DC Holmes 0 2025-09-11 True N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2025-09-11 True D000530 Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] Christopher Deluzio D PA R. 17 2025-09-11 True M001223 Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] Seth Magaziner D RI 2 2025-09-11 True R000622 Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] Josh Riley D NY 19 2025-09-11 True K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 2025-09-11 True G000592 Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] Jared Golden D ME F. 2 2025-09-11 True D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2025-09-11 True D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] Lloyd Doggett D TX 37 2025-09-11 True S001159 Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] Marilyn Strickland D WA 10 2025-09-11 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] Brad Sherman D CA 32 2025-09-11 True R000617 Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] Delia Ramirez D IL C. 3 2025-09-11 True T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2025-09-11 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2025-09-11 True M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2025-09-11 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] Diana DeGette D CO 1 2025-09-11 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2025-09-11 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] John Garamendi D CA 8 2025-09-11 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2025-09-11 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2025-09-11 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2025-09-11 True D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2025-09-11 True F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2025-09-11 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] Jimmy Panetta D CA 19 2025-09-11 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2025-09-11 True F000476 Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] Maxwell Frost D FL 10 2025-09-11 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2025-09-11 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] Janice Schakowsky D IL D. 9 2025-09-11 True B001318 Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] Becca Balint D VT 0 2025-09-11 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2025-09-11 True F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] Lois Frankel D FL 22 2025-09-18 False S001223 Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] Emilia Sykes D OH Strong 13 2025-09-18 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] Frank Pallone D NJ 6 2025-10-06 False J000305 Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] Sara Jacobs D CA 51 2025-10-06 False S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2025-10-06 False M001234 Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] Kelly Morrison D MN 3 2025-10-06 False L000273 Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] Teresa Leger Fernandez D NM 3 2025-10-06 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2025-10-06 False M001231 Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] John Mannion D NY W. 22 2025-10-28 False G000600 Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] Marie Perez D WA Gluesenkamp 3 2025-10-28 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] John Larson D CT B. 1 2026-03-18 False S001225 Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] Eric Sorensen D IL 17 2026-04-09 False W000830 Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] George Whitesides D CA 27 2026-06-23 False Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 2025-09-24T15:15:26Z 00 2025-09-11 Introduced in House 2026-04-01T01:19:36Z 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.

]]> Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. Official Title as Introduced 6 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. 2025-09-12T08:18:21Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. 2025-09-12T08:07:04Z Introduced in House 2025-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres121ih/xml/BILLS-119hjres121ih.xml 2025-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.