Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 78.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H6097-H6098):
  Article V of the Constitution. ____________________
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  51 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 78, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/78

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  0e210adfba07a95fb94287f6ee5af223ca0bddde4d2bf2c0a2cbe8df7ea2a1c9

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 78, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.