,,ia #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #be ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #f1 #bjac ,ms4 ,edwards 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,esty1 ,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,pingree of ,maine1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,welch1 and ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california7 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 to clarify the authority of ,congress and the ,states to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations4 ,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 ,states3 -- #a4 ,nothing in this ,constitution shall prohibit ,congress and the ,states from imposing content-neutral regulations and restrictions on the expenditure of funds for political activity by any corporation1 limited liability company1 or other corporate entity1 including but not limited to contributions in support of1 or in opposition to1 a candidate for public office4 #b4 ,nothing contained in this ,article shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press4 4