Bill113th Congress

S.J.Res. 11

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restore the rights of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case and related decisions, to protect the integrity of our elections, and to limit the corrosive influence of money in our democratic process.

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Introduced
Mar 13, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2013

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Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Independent·VT
Bioguide ID: S000033
First Name: Bernard
Last Name: Sanders
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
SJRES
Joint Resolution Number
11
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Mar 13, 2013
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Is Law
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Mar 13, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Source: Senate

Mar 13, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Mar 13, 20130

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that, whereas the right to vote in public elections belongs only to natural persons as U.S. citizens, so shall the ability to make contributions and expenditures to influence the outcome of public elections belong only to natural persons.

Declares that nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to restrict the power of Congress and the states to protect the integrity and fairness of the electoral process, limit the corrupting influence of private wealth in public elections, and guarantee the dependence of elected officials on the people alone by taking certainactions.

Includes among such actions: (1) the establishment of systems of public financing for elections; (2) the imposition of requirements to ensure the disclosure of contributions and expenditures made to influence the outcome of a public election by candidates, individuals, and associations of individuals; and (3) the imposition of content neutral limitations on all such contributions and expenditures.

Declares that nothing in this Article shall be construed to alter freedom of the press.

Grants Congress and the states power to enforce this Amendment through appropriate legislation.

Judiciary Committee

Senate· Standing
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulation

Introduced in Senate

Mar 13, 2013