H.J.Res. 24: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate political campaign contributions and expenditures, including independent expenditures.

H.J.Res. 24: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate political campaign contributions and expenditures, including independent expenditures.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-21 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H765)

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H765) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate political campaign contributions and expenditures, including independent expenditures.

Plain summary

Constitutional Amendment Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit Congress or any state from imposing content-neutral limitations on contributions or expenditures used to refer to a federal election candidate, including contributions or expenditures made independently from a candidate or a candidate's campaign during any period Congress or the state may establish which is proximate to the date of the election in which the candidate is running. Declares that nothing contained in this article shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.

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Official text

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate political campaign contributions and expenditures, including independent expenditures.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

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Constitutional amendment: A change to a constitution. In Texas the Legislature proposes an amendment with a joint resolution passed by two-thirds of the members of each chamber. It takes effect only if a majority of the people voting on it approve it. In Florida, an amendment needs at least 60% of the votes cast on it to pass.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hjres24.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hjres24 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114