[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 34 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 34

 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with 
     respect to the expenditure of money to elect public officials.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

    Mr. Jacobs introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with 
     respect to the expenditure of money to elect public officials.

    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 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:

                              ``Article--

    The expenditure of money for the election of public officials is 
not protected speech under the first amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States.''.

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