H.J.Res. 20: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.

Introduced:
Jan 22, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. James “Jim” McGovern [D-MA2]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Status

This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on January 22, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 22, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 22, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

0% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being enacted or passed.

Only 12% of House joint resolutions made it past committee and only 5% were enacted or passed in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
19 cosponsors (19D) (show)
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House Judiciary

↪ The Constitution and Civil Justice

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Last updated Jan 22, 2013.
3 pages

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1/22/2013--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress and the states the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to federal and state elections, respectively.

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