Bill113th Congress

H.Con.Res. 6

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

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Introduced
Jan 4, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest Action
Jan 25, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

Democrat·OH-9
Bioguide ID: K000009
First Name: MARCY
Last Name: KAPTUR
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HCONRES
Concurrent Resolution Number
6
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Jan 4, 2013
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Is Law
No
Jan 25, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

Source: House committee actions

Jan 4, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Source: House floor actions

Jan 4, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Jan 4, 2013IntroReferral1000

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Jan 4, 20130

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo because the decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level; and (2) other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process.

Judiciary Committee

House· Standing
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationFirst Amendment rightsSupreme Court

Introduced in House

Jan 4, 2013

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment… — Informed