IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 34 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restore 
the rights of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme 
Court’s decision in the Citizens United case and related decisions, to 
protect the integrity of our elections, and to limit the corrosive influence 
of money in our democratic process. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2013 
Mr. DEUTCH
(for himself, Ms. CHU, Mr. HASTINGS
of Florida, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MORAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. PINGREE of 
Maine, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. WAXMAN, 
Mr. WELCH, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
KEATING, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) introduced the following joint res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to restore the rights of the American people that 
were taken away by the Supreme Court’s decision in 
the Citizens United case and related decisions, to protect 
the integrity of our elections, and to limit the corrosive 
influence of money in our democratic process. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
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(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution 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: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Whereas the right to vote in public elec-
tions belongs only to natural persons as citizens of the 
United States, so shall the ability to make contributions 
and expenditures to influence the outcome of public elec-
tions belong only to natural persons in accordance with 
this Article. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Nothing in this Constitution shall be 
construed to restrict the power of Congress and the States 
to protect the integrity and fairness of the electoral proc-
ess, limit the corrupting influence of private wealth in pub-
lic elections, and guarantee the dependence of elected offi-
cials on the people alone by taking actions which may in-
clude the establishment of systems of public financing for 
elections, the imposition of requirements to ensure the dis-
closure of contributions and expenditures made to influ-
ence the outcome of a public election by candidates, indi-
viduals, and associations of individuals, and the imposition 
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of content neutral limitations on all such contributions 
and expenditures. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Nothing in this Article shall be con-
strued to alter the freedom of the press. 
‘‘SECTION 4. Congress and the States shall have the 
power to enforce this Article through appropriate legisla-
tion.’’. 
Æ 
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