H. J. Res. 4: CAMPAIGN FINANCE AMENDMENT

RESOLVED, By two-thirds of the House of the Representatives and the Senates of the United States of America in Congress here assembled, 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 ten years of its submission by the Congress:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

This amendment may be cited as the “Campaign Finance Amendment.”

SECTION 2. AMENDMENT

To advance democratic self-government and political equality, and to protect the integrity of government and the electoral process, Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.

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.

Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.

This amendment is compiled by /u/darthholo (D-AC) based on that of Senator Tom Udall and sponsored by /u/JohnGRobertsJr (D-DX-1).