IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 122 
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 financ-
ing systems for political campaigns. 
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 re-
ferred 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-
tended to affect elections and to enact public financing 
systems for political campaigns. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
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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 within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 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. 
‘‘SECTION 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 can-
didates and others to influence elections with increased 
public funding. 
‘‘SECTION 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. 
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‘‘SECTION 4. Nothing in this article shall be con-
strued to grant Congress or the States the power to 
abridge the freedom of the press.’’. 
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