A 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 campaigns.
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
Introduced
Summary
This proposal would create a constitutional power to limit private money in elections and authorize public campaign financing. It would let Congress and the States set reasonable, viewpoint-neutral limits on campaign contributions and expenditures and establish public funding programs to offset private fundraising advantages.
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- Candidates and campaigns: Could face new limits on how much they raise and spend and could participate in public financing systems designed to reduce the influence of large private donors.
- Corporations and other artificial entities: Lawmakers could treat corporations differently from natural persons and could prohibit corporate or other artificial-entity spending to influence elections.
- Federal and state governments and the press: Congress and States would be able to pass laws to implement and enforce these rules, while the amendment expressly preserves freedom of the press.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New campaign finance rules
If enacted, this amendment would let Congress and States set reasonable, viewpoint-neutral limits on campaign fundraising and spending. It would allow them to create public campaign financing programs to offset private money. It would let lawmakers treat natural persons and corporations differently, including banning corporations from spending to influence elections. It would also say the amendment cannot be used to limit freedom of the press. The amendment does not set dollar amounts or program details.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Angus King
ME • I
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Andy Kim
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
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