Single Subject Amendment, a Super PAC that is registered with the Federal Election Commission, is behind this important effort.
Washington, D.C., January 25, 2017	(Newswire.com) - ​​​​​In hopes of providing a simple, non-partisan solution for the way Congress conducts its business, Republican Congressman Tom Marino of Pennsylvania is spearheading an effort to add the 28th amendment to the United States Constitution by introducing H.J.Res. 25 in the 115th Congress. This amendment to the U.S. Constitution would provide that no bill introduced in Congress may become law if it pertains to more than one subject, which must be clearly expressed in the bill’s title.
Although 41 state constitutions have a single subject provision prohibiting unrelated provisions (called riders) in state legislation, the U.S. Constitution has no similar provision that applies to Congress.
There are only two ways to propose an amendment to the U. S. Constitution: by Congress or by an Article V Convention for proposing amendments, which can only be convened if 34 state legislatures request one and specify a subject, which will limit the Convention. Single Subject Amendment is pursuing both methods and the Florida Legislature is on record as the first state to request an Article V Convention to propose this amendment.
For more information on Single Subject Amendment, the group’s mission and how to get involved, please visit www.SingleSubjectAmendment.com.
Single Subject Amendment is a nonprofit 527 organization and, more specifically, a Super PAC that is registered with the Federal Election Commission. Super PACs, officially known as “independent-expenditure only committees,” may not make contributions to candidate campaigns or parties, but may engage in unlimited political spending independently of the campaigns. Unlike traditional PACs, they can raise funds from individuals, corporations, unions and other groups, without any legal limit on donation size.
W. S. “Spider” Webb, Jr.
Our mission is to amend the U.S. Constitution to provide that Congress shall pass no bill and no bill shall become law, which embrasses more than one subject, that subject to be clearly expressed in the bill's title.