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HJRES 191
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Congress and the States shall have certain authority to regulate and limit contributions and spending in campaigns for elections for public office, elections for public office, and ballot initiatives and referendums.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Congress and the States shall have certain authority to regulate and limit contributions and spending in campaigns for elections for public office, elections for public office, and ballot initiatives and referendums.

Introduced Jun 3, 2026

Latest action (Jun 3, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Issues
Economy & TaxesVoting & Elections

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress and the States to regulate and limit campaign contributions and spending in elections and ballot initiatives. The amendment would affirm that Congress and States have authority to distinguish between natural persons and artificial entities like corporations, potentially allowing them to restrict corporate spending in campaigns. The amendment would need to be ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years to take effect. Implementation would be left to Congress and state legislatures to enact appropriate legislation.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Jun 3, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Jun 3, 2026 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jun 3, 2026

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 3, 2026

Mr. Barrett submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Congress and the States shall have certain authority to regulate and limit contributions and spending in campaigns for elections for public office, elections for public office, and ballot initiatives and referendums.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

“Article—

“Section 1. We the People have compelling sovereign interests in the freedom of speech, representative self-government, federalism, the integrity of the electoral process, and the political equality of natural persons. “Section 2. Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to forbid Congress or the States, within their respective jurisdictions, from reasonably regulating and limiting contributions to and spending in campaigns for elections for public office, elections for public office, and State or local ballot initiatives or referendums, including by distinguishing between natural persons and artificial entities and prohibiting artificial entities from raising and spending money in such campaigns, elections, and State or local ballot initiatives or referendums. “Section 3. Congress and the States shall have the power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”. <all>

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