Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office.

Bill: 114-hjres-38
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2015-03-17
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Corporate finance and management

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

First Amendment rights

Political advertising

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Constitutional Amendment </b></p> <p> States that the First Amendment to the Constitution does not apply to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business organization with respect to the making of contributions, expenditures, or other disbursements of funds in connection with public elections.</p> <p>Grants Congress the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a federal election.</p> <p>Grants states the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a state or local election.</p>

tv_txt: IA 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 38 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Ms. Kaptur 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 States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office.

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:  — 1. The first article of amendment does not apply to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business organization with respect to the making of contributions, expenditures, or other disbursements of funds in connection with public elections. 2. Congress shall have power to set limits on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination for election to, or for election to, Federal office. 3. A State shall have power to set limits on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination for election to, or for election to, State or local office. 4. Congress shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation. .