Date: March 18, 1997
Subject: Spending-Limit Constitutional Amendment
Description: Passage of the joint resolution to propose a constitutional amendment to allow Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on campaign spending. The Supreme Court ruled in the 1976 Buckley v. Valeo case that restricting campaign spending infringed on the First Amendment rights of free speech.
Result: Joint Resolution Defeated, 38-61
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