H.Res. 377 · 115th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should confirm that money is not free speech and that corporations are not people for purposes of the First Amendment right to make campaign contributions by enacting a constitutional amendment overturning the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and should restore the right of Congress and the States to impose limits on the amount of expenditures that may be made by candidates and others in support of elections for public office by enacting a constitutional amendment overturning the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Richard Nolan
- Introduced
- 2017-06-07
- Latest action
- 2017-07-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Subjects
Government operations and politics
Constitution and constitutional amendments
First Amendment rights
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Corporate finance and management
Supreme Court