,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #aba  ,,in ,,the ,,house 
,,of ,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,carney 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 the         
authority of ,congress and the ,states  
to regulate political campaign          
contributions and expenditures1         
including independent expenditures4     
,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 ,nothing in this
 ,constitution shall be construed to    
prohibit ,congress or any ,state from   
imposing content-neutral limitations on 

contributions or expenditures which are 
used to refer to a candidate for        
election for ,federal office1 including 
contributions or expenditures which are 
made independently from a candidate or a
 candidate's campaign during such period
 as ,congress or the ,state may         
establish which is proximate to the date
 of the election in which the candidate 
is running4  #b4 ,nothing contained in  
this article shall be construed to      
abridge the freedom of the press4  4