[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 19 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 19

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
     relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect 
                               elections.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2013

   Mr. Udall of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
  Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
Coons, Mr. King, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, and 
Mr. Udall of Colorado) 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 of the United States 
     relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect 
                               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, and to protect the integrity of the legislative and 
electoral processes, 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 funds that may be spent by, in support 
        of, or in opposition to such candidates.
    ``Section 2. To advance the fundamental principle of political 
equality for all, and to protect the integrity of the legislative and 
electoral processes, each 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 funds that may be spent by, in support 
        of, or in opposition to such candidates.
    ``Section 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant 
Congress the power to abridge the freedom of the press.
    ``Section 4. Congress and the States shall have power to implement 
and enforce this article by appropriate legislation.''.
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