IA 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 119 

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating 

to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 14, 2014 

Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LARSON of 

Connecticut, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. NORTON, 

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. HOLT, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. HONDA, Mr. LARSEN of 

Washington, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. 

MOORE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. WELCH, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. BEN

RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. CICILLINE, 

Ms. DELBENE, Ms. TITUS, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. HECK of 

Washington, Mr. KILMER, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, 

Mr. HIMES, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 

DEFAZIO, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Georgia, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FARR, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BISHOP of New York, 

Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. HAHN, 

Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. WATERS, and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 


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States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled

3 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol4 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con5 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 

6 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 

7 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 

8 States within seven years after the date of its submission 

9 for ratification: 

10 ‘‘ARTICLE— 

11 ‘‘SECTION 1. To advance democratic self-government 

12 and political equality, and to protect the integrity of gov13 ernment and the electoral process, Congress and the 

14 States may regulate and set reasonable limits on the rais15 ing and spending of money by candidates and others to 

16 influence elections. 

17 ‘‘SECTION 2. Congress and the States shall have 

18 power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate 

19 legislation, and may distinguish between natural persons 

20 and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, 

21 including by prohibiting such entities from spending 

22 money to influence elections. 


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1 ‘‘SECTION 3. Nothing in this article shall be con2 strued to grant Congress or the States the power to 

3 abridge the freedom of the press.’’. 

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