H.J.Res. 135 is a proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to change how the President uses the pardon power. Because the full text of the resolution has not yet been released, the specific details regarding how these limits would function are currently unavailable.
In general, a constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate, followed by ratification by three-fourths of the states. This process is distinct from passing a standard law, as it alters the foundational rules of the government.
This bill does not change current laws or presidential powers today. It is a formal proposal to begin the long process of amending the Constitution.
H.J.Res. 122 proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would grant Congress and individual states the authority to regulate campaign finance. This includes setting limits on how much money can be raised or spent to influence elections and establishing public financing systems for political campaigns.
The amendment would specifically allow lawmakers to distinguish between individual citizens and artificial entities, such as corporations. This means Congress or states could pass laws that restrict or prohibit corporations and other legal entities from spending money to influence elections, while still allowing for reasonable, viewpoint-neutral regulations on individual contributions.
This bill does not set specific spending limits itself; rather, it changes the Constitution to give Congress and the states the legal power to write such laws. It does not mandate any specific campaign finance system, nor does it automatically overturn existing Supreme Court rulings on political spending.