[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 37 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 37

 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relative to contributions 
  and expenditures intended to affect congressional and Presidential 
                               elections.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 28 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

Mr. Hollings (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
  DeConcini, and Mr. Dodd) introduced the following joint resolution; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relative to contributions 
  and expenditures intended to affect congressional and Presidential 
                               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),

SECTION 1. CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    The following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States, to be valid only if ratified by the 
legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years 
after the date of final passage of this joint resolution:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. Congress shall have power to set reasonable limits on 
campaign expenditures by, in support of, or in opposition to any 
candidate in any primary or other election for Federal office.
    ``Section 2. The States shall have power to set reasonable limits 
on campaign expenditures by, in support of, or in opposition to any 
candidate in any primary or other election for State or local 
office.''.

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