Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding steps that Congress should take to restore democracy and change the way we do politics in the United States by reducing the influence of money and corporations and promoting the participation of the people in politics and government.

H. Res. 695 · 113th Congress · Jul 30, 2014 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

This resolution may be cited as the “Restore Democracy Resolution”.

It is the purpose of this resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should—

(1)

clarify its power to set limits on the amount of money that can be spent on a campaign for election for Federal office;

(2)

make clear that corporations are not people for purposes of the First Amendment right to make campaign contributions;

(3)

confirm that money is not free speech;

(4)

limit the campaign advertising season to 60 days before an election;

(5)

prohibit candidates from soliciting or collecting campaign contributions during legislative sessions;

(6)

protect the constitutional right to vote by expanding online voter registration systems;

(7)

emphasize the need for compact, contiguous Congressional districts that are not gerrymandered to favor an incumbent or political party; and

(8)

restore regular order in the legislative process by requiring bills to go through committee consideration and come to the floor under an open rule.

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Jul 30, 2014viewing Introduced in House Mr. Nolan submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned