,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ba  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #c1    
#bjai,mr4 ,schrader 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    
giving ,congress power to regulate      
campaign contributions for ,federal     
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 
,the ,congress shall have power to      
prohibit1 limit1 and otherwise regulate 
the contribution of funds or donation of
 in-kind equivalents to candidates      
standing for election to a ,federal     

office in the ,united ,states and to    
prohibit1 limit1 and otherwise regulate 
the expenditure of funds or donation of 
in-kind equivalents used to support or  
purchase media advertisements intended  
to influence the outcome of an election 
for ,federal office in the ,united      
,states4  ,whenever ,congress should    
exercise such power1 it must apply      
equally and uniformly to all individual 
persons recognized as citizens of the   
,united ,states4  ,whenever ,congress   
should exercise such power on           
associations of citizens of the ,united 
,states1 it must apply equally and      
uniformly to all associations of        
citizens of the ,united ,states4  #b4   
,each of the several ,states shall have 
power to prohibit1 limit1 and otherwise 
regulate the contribution of funds or   
donation of in-kind equivalents to      
candidates standing for election to     
public office in the ,state and to      
prohibit1 limit1 and otherwise regulate 
expenditure of funds or donation of     

in-kind equivalents used to support or  
purchase media advertisements intended  
to influence the outcome of an election 
for public office or plebiscite in the  
,state4  ,whenever a ,state should      
exercise such power1 it must apply      
equally and uniformly to all individual 
persons recognized as citizens of the   
,state4  ,whenever a ,state should      
exercise such power on associations of  
citizens of the ,state1 it must apply   
equally and uniformly to all            
associations of citizens of the ,state4 
#c4 ,a person who is not a citizen of   
the ,united ,states1 including an       
association of persons who are not      
citizens of the ,united ,states1 a      
foreign government1 or any person acting
 as an agent thereof1 may not contribute
 funds or donate in-kind equivalents to 
candidates standing for election to     
public office in the ,united ,states or 
otherwise expend funds or donate in-kind
 equivalents in a manner intended to    
influence the outcome of an election for

 public office or plebiscite in the     
,united ,states4  #d4 ,the powers       
provided by this article are limited to 
the content neutral regulation of       
political contributions and political   
expenditures4  #e4 ,congress shall have 
the power to enforce this article by    
appropriate legislation4  4