,,iia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico 7for 
himself1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,harkin1    
,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4     
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1
 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 
,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,ms4        
,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,udall of          
,colorado7 introduced the following     
joint resolution2 which was read twice  
and referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,,joint ,,resolution        
,proposing an amendment to the          
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
relating to contributions and           
expenditures intended to affect         
elections4  ,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 ,to advance the fundamental     
principle of political equality for all1
 and to protect the integrity of the    
legislative and electoral processes1    
,congress shall have power to regulate  
the raising and spending of money and   
in-kind equivalents with respect to     
,federal elections1 including through   
setting limits on--  7#a7 the amount of 
contributions to candidates for         
nomination for election to1 or for      
election to1 ,federal office2 and  7#b7 
the amount of funds that may be spent   
by1 in support of1 or in opposition to  
such candidates4  #b4 ,to advance the   
fundamental principle of political      
equality for all1 and to protect the    
integrity of the legislative and        
electoral processes1 each ,state shall  
have power to regulate the raising and  
spending of money and in-kind           
equivalents with respect to ,state      
elections1 including through setting    
limits on--  7#a7 the amount of         
contributions to candidates for         

nomination for election to1 or for      
election to1 ,state office2 and  7#b7   
the amount of funds that may be spent   
by1 in support of1 or in opposition to  
such candidates4  #c4 ,nothing in this  
article shall be construed to grant     
,congress the power to abridge the      
freedom of the press4  #d4 ,congress and
 the ,states shall have power to        
implement and enforce this article by   
appropriate legislation4  4