Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.
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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to (1) regulate and impose reasonable viewpoint-neutral limitations on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections; and (2) regulate and enact public campaign financing systems, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting the raising and spending of money by candidates and others with increased public funding. The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by legislation. They are allowed to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections.
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Suzan K. DelBene
Democrat • Washington • District 1
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Summer L. Lee
Democrat • Pennsylvania • District 12
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Patrick Ryan
Democrat • New York • District 18
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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John Garamendi
Democrat • California • District 8
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Brendan F. Boyle
Democrat • Pennsylvania • District 2
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Shri Thanedar
Democrat • Michigan • District 13
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Johnny Olszewski
Democrat • Maryland • District 2
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Maggie Goodlander
Democrat • New Hampshire • District 2
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Daniel S. Goldman
Democrat • New York • District 10
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrat • New York • District 14
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Delia C. Ramirez
Democrat • Illinois • District 3
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Jason Crow
Democrat • Colorado • District 6
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Nikki Budzinski
Democrat • Illinois • District 13
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Cleo Fields
Democrat • Louisiana • District 6
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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William R. Keating
Democrat • Massachusetts • District 9
Original CosponsorSep 17, 2025
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Becca Balint
Democrat • Vermont
Oct 3, 2025
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat • Oregon • District 1
Nov 19, 2025
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Donald S. Beyer
Democrat • Virginia • District 8
Nov 19, 2025
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Maxwell Frost
Democrat • Florida • District 10
Nov 19, 2025
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Juan Vargas
Democrat • California • District 52
Nov 20, 2025
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Ted Lieu
Democrat • California • District 36
Nov 20, 2025
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Ilhan Omar
Democrat • Minnesota • District 5
Dec 3, 2025
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Ayanna Pressley
Democrat • Massachusetts • District 7
Dec 9, 2025
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Christopher R. Deluzio
Democrat • Pennsylvania • District 17
Dec 9, 2025
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Mike Levin
Democrat • California • District 49
Dec 17, 2025
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Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat • California • District 10
Dec 23, 2025
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Valerie P. Foushee
Democrat • North Carolina • District 4
Dec 23, 2025
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Susie Lee
Democrat • Nevada • District 3
Jan 12, 2026
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Jared F. Golden
Democrat • Maine • District 2
Jan 13, 2026
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Mike Thompson
Democrat • California • District 4
Feb 2, 2026
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Suhas Subramanyam
Democrat • Virginia • District 10
Feb 3, 2026
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Donald Norcross
Democrat • New Jersey • District 1
Feb 9, 2026
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Paul Tonko
Democrat • New York • District 20
Mar 16, 2026
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Robert Garcia
Democrat • California • District 42
Apr 27, 2026
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Analilia Mejia
Democrat • New Jersey • District 11
Apr 27, 2026
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Robert Menendez
Democrat • New Jersey • District 8
Apr 28, 2026
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Laura Friedman
Democrat • California • District 30
May 12, 2026
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Nikema Williams
Democrat • Georgia • District 5
May 13, 2026
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Steven Horsford
Democrat • Nevada • District 4
May 13, 2026
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Kweisi Mfume
Democrat • Maryland • District 7
May 14, 2026
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Jake Auchincloss
Democrat • Massachusetts • District 4
May 21, 2026
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Sarah McBride
Democrat • Delaware
May 29, 2026
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Hillary J. Scholten
Democrat • Michigan • District 3
Jul 20, 2026
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Lauren Underwood
Democrat • Illinois • District 14
Jul 23, 2026
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Lucy McBath
Democrat • Georgia • District 6
Jul 27, 2026
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Greg Stanton
Democrat • Arizona • District 4
Jul 30, 2026
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Lateefah Simon
Democrat • California • District 12
Aug 31, 2026
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