,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #cc  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #bd1   
#bjai,mr4 ,yarmuth 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,cohen7 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 with respect to ,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 
,financial expenditures1 or in-kind     
equivalents1 with respect to a candidate
 for ,federal office1 without regard to 
whether or not a communication expressly
 advocates the election or defeat of a  

specified candidate in the election1    
shall not constitute protected speech1  
as guaranteed by this ,constitution or  
any amendment to this ,constitution4    
#b4 ,congress shall have the power to   
enact a mandatory public financing      
system to provide funds to qualified    
candidates in elections for ,federal    
office1 which shall be the sole source  
of funds raised or spent with respect to
 ,federal elections4  #c4 ,congress     
shall have power to enforce the         
provisions of this article by           
appropriate legislation4  4