,,ia  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ac  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #i1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,schiff 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,phillips1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 and ,ms4    
,jayapal7 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 the authority of    
,congress and the ,states to regulate   
contributions and expenditures intended 
to affect elections and to enact public 
financing systems for political         
campaigns4  ,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   
,congress and the ,states may regulate  

and impose reasonable viewpoint-neutral 
limitations on the raising and spending 
of money by candidates and others to    
influence elections4  #b4 ,congress and 
the ,states may regulate and enact      
systems of public campaign financing1   
including those designed to restrict the
 influence of private wealth by         
offsetting the raising and spending of  
money by candidates and others to       
influence elections with increased      
public funding4  #c4 ,congress and the  
,states shall have power to implement   
and enforce this article by appropriate 
legislation1 and may distinguish between
 natural persons and corporations or    
other artificial entities created by    
law1 including by prohibiting such      
entities from spending money to         
influence elections4  #d4 ,nothing in   
this article shall be construed to grant
 ,congress or the ,states the power to  
abridge the freedom of the press4  4