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IA
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 57
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating
to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions
and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing
systems for such campaigns.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 8, 2019
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mr. WELCH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COHEN, and Mr.
SERRANO) 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 relating to the authority of Congress and the
States to regulate contributions and expenditures in po-
litical campaigns and to enact public financing systems
for such campaigns.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
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of the United States of America in Congress assembled
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(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
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lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
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intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
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States within seven years after the date of its submission
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for ratification:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
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‘‘Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to
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forbid Congress or the States from imposing reasonable
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content-neutral limitations on private campaign contribu-
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tions or independent election expenditures, or from enact-
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ing systems of public campaign financing, including those
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designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by off-
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setting campaign spending or independent expenditures
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with increased public funding.’’.
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