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.
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would give Congress and state legislatures the power to regulate and limit campaign contributions and spending in elections and ballot initiatives. The amendment would allow the federal government and states to distinguish between individual donors and corporations or other artificial entities, potentially enabling restrictions on corporate and organizational campaign spending that current Supreme Court rulings have prevented. The proposed amendment emphasizes that the people have compelling interests in free speech, representative government, electoral integrity, and political equality. To become part of the Constitution, the amendment would require approval by two-thirds of both the House and Senate, followed by ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years of submission. This proposal directly addresses concerns about the influence of unlimited money in politics, particularly following court decisions that have struck down campaign finance restrictions.
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