# 119-sjres-78: 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.

119-sjres-78, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sjres-78
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New campaign finance rules: mixed, high. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-sjres-78 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/78)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sjres-78 (as of 2026-10-31).