House joint resolution · 113th Congress · Did not become law
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Donna Edwards D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 25.
- 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 (Page H416):Article V of the Constitution: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 888 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 25, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/25
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c29577b9cf0e2606734b6bd4fb39c805eceedf08b0fc3c0f61f7da7efcd59056
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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 25, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
53 cosponsors — 53 Democrats
0 of 53 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Susan Davis (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), William Enyart (D-IL), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Sam Farr (D-CA), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Denny Heck (D-WA), James Himes (D-CT), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), William Keating (D-MA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), John Larson (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Edwards.
- H.R. 3740 (113th) Child CARE Act
- H.R. 4169 (113th) S.O.S. Act
- H.R. 650 (113th) WAGES Act
- H.R. 3449 (113th) Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013
- H.R. 2616 (113th) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013
- H.R. 3741 (113th) Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.