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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 11
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted
the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2019
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, and Ms.
SCHAKOWSKY) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court
misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution
in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
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concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Su-
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preme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the
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Constitution in its decision in the 1976 case of Buckley
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v. Valeo because—
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(1) the decision failed to recognize that the un-
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limited spending of large amounts of money on elec-
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tions has a corrosive effect on the electoral process
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not simply because of direct transactions between
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those who give large amounts of money and can-
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didates and elected officials but because the presence
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of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process
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on a more fundamental level; and
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(2) the decision failed to recognize other legiti-
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mate State interests which justify limiting money in
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campaigns, including the need to preserve the integ-
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rity of our republican form of government, restore
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public confidence in government, and ensure all citi-
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zens a more equal opportunity to participate in the
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political process.
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