US Congress House Joint Resolution 2 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 220-2)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Sen. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]
Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Sen. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Sen. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]
Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]
Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]
Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

HJR25 (Related) 2019-01-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR51 (Related) 2019-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/2/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hjres2/BILLS-116hjres2ih.pdf