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The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC was a victory for special interests at the expense of the average American. It held that corporations deserve the same free speech protections as individual Americans, enabling them to spend freely from their corporate treasuries on campaign advertising.This amendment to the U.S. Constitution would authorize Congress to regulate and limit the raising and spending of money for federal political campaigns and allow states to regulate campaign spending at their level.
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112TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 29
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating
to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. BENNET, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. DUR-
BIN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BEGICH, and
Mrs. SHAHEEN) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States relating to contributions and expenditures in-
tended to affect elections.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 2
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-3
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-4
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7
States within seven years after the date of its submission 8
by the Congress: 9
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‘‘ARTICLE — 1
‘‘SECTION 1. Congress shall have power to regulate 2
the raising and spending of money and in kind equivalents 3
with respect to Federal elections, including through set-4
ting limits on— 5
‘‘(1) the amount of contributions to candidates 6
for nomination for election to, or for election to, 7
Federal office; and 8
‘‘(2) the amount of expenditures that may be 9
made by, in support of, or in opposition to such can-10
didates. 11
‘‘SECTION 2. A State shall have power to regulate the 12
raising and spending of money and in kind equivalents 13
with respect to State elections, including through setting 14
limits on— 15
‘‘(1) the amount of contributions to candidates 16
for nomination for election to, or for election to, 17
State office; and 18
‘‘(2) the amount of expenditures that may be 19
made by, in support of, or in opposition to such can-20
didates. 21
‘‘SECTION 3. Congress shall have power to implement 22
and enforce this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 23
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