H.J.Res. 122

119 HJ 122 IH: 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.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-17
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  IA
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  H. J. RES. 122
  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  September 17, 2025
  Mr. Neguse  (for himself,  Mr. McGovern ,  Ms. Lee
  of Pennsylvania ,  Mr.
  Doggett ,  Ms. McCollum ,
  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Mr.
  Moulton ,  Mr. Keating ,
  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Ms.
  DelBene ,  Ms. Kelly of
  Illinois ,  Mr. Evans of
  Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Fields ,
  Ms. Brown ,  Mr. Ryan ,  Mr. Lynch ,
  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mr. Garamendi ,  Mr. Amo ,
  Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Gomez ,  Ms.
  Ansari ,  Ms. Budzinski ,
  Mr. Thanedar ,  Mr. Crow ,  Ms.
  Norton ,  Mr. Carbajal ,
  Ms. Salinas ,  Mrs. Ramirez ,  Ms.
  Ocasio-Cortez ,  Mr. Goldman of New
  York ,  Ms. Pettersen ,
  Mr. Olszewski , and  Ms. Goodlander ) 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 intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for
  political campaigns.
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:
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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.
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.
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.
4.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.
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