,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #gc  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,july #ah1      
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,nerney 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,kaptur7 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 regarding the           
permissible sources of funding for      
elections for public office and ,state  
ballot measures4  ,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 only source
 of funding to directly or indirectly   
support or oppose a campaign for        
election to public office shall be      

either contributions by individual      
citizens to the principal campaign      
committee controlled by the candidate or
 funds provided under a system of public
 election financing or voter education  
established by ,congress1 the ,state1 or
 other jurisdiction as appropriate4  #b4
 ,the only source of funding that may be
 used to directly or indirectly support 
or oppose a ballot measure to amend a   
,state constitution or other initiatives
 or referenda shall be either           
contributions made by individuals who   
are eligible to vote on the measure or  
funds provided under a system of public 
election financing or voter education   
established by the ,state4  #c4         
,congress1 the ,states1 and local       
jurisdictions shall establish limits on 
the amount of contributions individuals 
may make with respect to a single       
campaign for election to ,federal1      
,state1 or local office1 respectively1  
including limits on the amount of       
contributions an individual who is a    

candidate for such office may make with 
respect to the individual's own         
campaign1 and the ,states and local     
jurisdictions shall establish limits on 
the amount of contributions individuals 
may make with respect to a ballot       
measure4  #d4 ,congress and the ,states 
shall have the power to carry out this  
article through appropriate legislation4
  #e4 ,nothing in this article shall be 
construed to grant ,congress or the     
,states the power to abridge the freedom
 of the press4  4