,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ab  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #d1    
#bjac ,ms4 ,kaptur introduced the       
following joint resolution2 which was   
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,joint ,,resolution        
,proposing an amendment to the          
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
relating to limitations on the amounts  
of contributions and expenditures that  
may be made in connection with campaigns
 for election to public office4  ,that  
the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states1 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         
ratification3   --  #a4 ,congress shall 
have power to set limits on the amount  
of contributions that may be accepted   
by1 and the amount of expenditures that 

may be made by1 in support of1 or in    
opposition to1 a candidate for          
nomination for election to1 or for      
election to1 ,federal office4  #b4 ,a   
,state shall have power to set limits on
 the amount of contributions that may be
 accepted by1 and the amount of         
expenditures that may be made by1 in    
support of1 or in opposition to1 a      
candidate for nomination for election   
to1 or for election to1 ,state or local 
office4  #c4 ,congress shall have power 
to implement and enforce this article by
 appropriate legislation4  4