,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #b  ,,in ,,the ,,house   
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #c1    
#bjai,mr4 ,deutch 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 and ,mr4      
,katko7 submitted 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 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 ,states    
within seven years after the date of its
 submission for ratification3   --  #a4 
,to advance democratic self-government  
and political equality1 and to protect  
the integrity of government and the     
electoral process1 ,congress and the    

,states may regulate and set reasonable 
limits on the raising and spending of   
money by candidates and others to       
influence elections4  #b4 ,congress and 
the ,states shall have power to         
implement and enforce this article by   
appropriate legislation1 and may        
distinguish between natural persons and 
corporations or other artificial        
entities created by law1 including by   
prohibiting such entities from spending 
money to influence elections4  #c4      
,nothing in this article shall be       
construed to grant ,congress or the     
,states the power to abridge the freedom
 of the press4  4