,,ia  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #dh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bb1         
#bjai,ms4 ,jayapal 7= h]self1 ,ms4      
,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4          
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,ryan1    
,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4      
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 & ,ms4       
,gabb>d7 submitt$ ! foll[+ jo9t         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t ,,resolution    
,propos+ an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates provid+ t ! rights      
ext5d$ by ! ,con/itution are ! rights ( 
natural p]sons only4  ,t ! foll[+       
article is propos$ z an am5dm5t to !    
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %all
 be valid to all int5ts & purposes z "p 
( ! ,con/itution :5 ratifi$ by !        
legislatures ( ?ree-f\r?s ( ! sev]al    
,/ates )9 sev5 ye>s aft] ! date ( its   
submission = ratification3   --  #a4 ,! 
rights protect$ by ! ,con/itution ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates are ! rights ( natural    
p]sons only4 ,artificial entities1 su* z

 corporations1 limit$ liability         
companies1 & o!r entities1 e/abli%$ by !
 laws ( any ,/ate1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or  
any =eign /ate %all h no rights "u ?is  
,con/itution & are subject to regulation
 by ! ,p1 ?r\gh ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local 
law4 ,! privileges ( artificial entities
 %all be det]m9$ by ! ,p1 ?r\gh ,f$]al1 
,/ate1 or local law1 & %all n be con/ru$
 to be inh]5t or inali5able4  #b4       
,f$]al1 ,/ate & local gov]nm5t %all     
regulate1 limit1 or prohibit            
contributions & exp5ditures1 includ+ a  
c&idate's own contributions &           
exp5ditures1 to ensure t all citiz5s1   
reg>dless ( _! economic /atus1 h access 
to ! political process1 & t no p]son    
ga9s1 z a result ( t p]son's money1     
sub/antially m access or ability to     
influ5ce 9 any way ! election ( any     
c&idate = public (fice or any ballot    
measure4 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local         
gov]nm5ts %all require t any p]missible 
contributions & exp5ditures be publicly 
disclos$4 ,! judici>y %all n con/rue !  

sp5d+ ( money to influ5ce elections to  
be spee* "u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t4  #c4 ,no?+
 conta9$ 9 ?is am5dm5t %all be con/ru$  
to abridge ! fre$om ( ! press4  4