IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 21 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving 
Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. SCHRADER 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 giving Congress power to regulate campaign con-
tributions for Federal elections. 
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-
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: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The Congress shall have power to pro-
hibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of 
funds or donation of in-kind equivalents to candidates 
standing for election to a Federal office in the United 
States and to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the 
expenditure of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents 
used to support or purchase media advertisements in-
tended to influence the outcome of an election for Federal 
office in the United States. 
‘‘Whenever Congress should exercise such power, it 
must apply equally and uniformly to all individual persons 
recognized as citizens of the United States. 
‘‘Whenever Congress should exercise such power on 
associations of citizens of the United States, it must apply 
equally and uniformly to all associations of citizens of the 
United States. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Each of the several States shall have 
power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the con-
tribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents to 
candidates standing for election to public office in the 
State and to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate ex-
penditure of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents used 
to support or purchase media advertisements intended to 
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influence the outcome of an election for public office or 
plebiscite in the State. 
‘‘Whenever a State should exercise such power, it 
must apply equally and uniformly to all individual persons 
recognized as citizens of the State. 
‘‘Whenever a State should exercise such power on as-
sociations of citizens of the State, it must apply equally 
and uniformly to all associations of citizens of the State. 
‘‘SECTION 3. A person who is not a citizen of the 
United States, including an association of persons who are 
not citizens of the United States, a foreign government, 
or any person acting as an agent thereof, may not con-
tribute funds or donate in-kind equivalents to candidates 
standing for election to public office in the United States 
or otherwise expend funds or donate in-kind equivalents 
in a manner intended to influence the outcome of an elec-
tion for public office or plebiscite in the United States. 
‘‘SECTION 4. The powers provided by this article are 
limited to the content neutral regulation of political con-
tributions and political expenditures. 
‘‘SECTION 5. Congress shall have the power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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