H.J.Res. 58: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

H.J.Res. 58: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-24 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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 contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

Plain summary

Constitutional Amendment Prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing reasonable content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent election expenditures; or (2) enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.

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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 contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · 16 cosponsors

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Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), William R. Keating (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] reported raising $10.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (1)

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)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hjres58.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hjres58 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114