[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 20 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 20

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2013

   Mr. McGovern (for himself, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
Cohen, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Holt, Mr. Michaud, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Langevin, 
 and Ms. Shea-Porter) 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 
 relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to 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 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:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. To advance the fundamental principle of political 
equality for all, Congress shall have power to regulate the raising and 
spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to Federal 
elections, including through setting limits on--
            ``(1) the amount of contributions to candidates for 
        nomination for election to, or for election to, Federal office; 
        and
            ``(2) the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in 
        support of, or in opposition to such candidates.
    ``Section 2. To advance the fundamental principle of political 
equality for all, a State shall have power to regulate the raising and 
spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to State 
elections, including through setting limits on--
            ``(1) the amount of contributions to candidates for 
        nomination for election to, or for election to, State office; 
        and
            ``(2) the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in 
        support of, or in opposition to such candidates.
    ``Section 3. Congress shall have power to implement and enforce 
this article by appropriate legislation.''.
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