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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.

Introduced Sep 17, 2025

Latest action (Sep 17, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Issues
Voting & Elections

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would authorize Congress and the States to regulate and impose reasonable limitations on campaign contributions and spending intended to influence elections. The amendment would also allow Congress and the States to establish public campaign financing systems designed to offset the influence of private spending through increased public funding. The amendment authorizes Congress and the States to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or artificial entities in their campaign finance regulations, potentially prohibiting corporate spending on elections. The amendment would not affect the freedom of the press. The proposed amendment would need to be ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years to take effect.

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Actions (2)

  1. Sep 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. King, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.

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. Congress and the States may regulate and impose reasonable viewpoint-neutral limitations on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. “Section 2. Congress and the States may regulate and enact systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections with increased public funding. “Section 3. Congress and the States shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and may distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections. “Section 4. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.”. <all>

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