,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ci  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #cj1   
#bjai,ms4 ,kaptur 7for herself and ,ms4 
,norton7 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 waiving the application of the  
first article of amendment to the       
political speech of corporations and    
other business organizations with       
respect to the disbursement of funds in 
connection with public elections and    
granting ,congress and the ,states the  
power to establish limits on            
contributions and expenditures in       
elections for public office4  ,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 first      
article of amendment does not apply to  
the political speech of any corporation1
 partnership1 business trust1           
association1 or other business          
organization with respect to the making 
of contributions1 expenditures1 or other
 disbursements of funds in connection   
with public elections4  #b4 ,congress   
shall have power to set limits on the   
amount of contributions that may be     
accepted by1 and the amount of          
expenditures that may be made by1 in    
support of1 or in opposition to1 a      
candidate for nomination for election   
to1 or for election to1 ,federal office4
  #c4 ,a ,state shall have power to set 
limits on the amount of contributions   
that may be accepted by1 and the amount 
of expenditures that may be made by1 in 
support of1 or in opposition to1 a      
candidate for nomination for election   
to1 or for election to1 ,state or local 

office4  #d4 ,congress shall have power 
to implement and enforce this article by
 appropriate legislation4  4