Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set limits on Federal campaign contributions and spending, prohibit corporate spending in the political process, require Congress to develop a system of public campaign financing for all Federal candidates who qualify for the ballot, and allow the States to set reasonable limits on campaign contributions and spending in State and local elections, and for other purposes.

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 Mr. McGOVERN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 109, June 22, 2023, Page H3111):
  Article V. The single subject of this legislation is: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate campaign financing, contributions, and spending.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 22, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

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  250 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 78, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/78

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  560414ff1debfca6839d1e31be4448417c59bdb9b00875a3c61b4ca17b1513ab

  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 July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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