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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SR 85           </title>
<shortdesc>URGE CONG-CONTRIBUTION AMENDMT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Heather A. Steans and Daniel Biss</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment reversing the Citizens United v. FEC ruling and related cases by clarifying that corporations and other artificial entities are not people with constitutional rights, and that money is property, not speech, and therefore can be regulated.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/13/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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