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: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced
Summary
Would let Congress and the States regulate and limit money in elections and set up public campaign financing to curb the influence of private wealth. It would be added to the Constitution if ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years.
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- Campaigns and voters: Would allow governments to create publicly funded campaign systems that offset private spending and impose viewpoint-neutral limits on how candidates and others raise and spend money to influence elections.
- Corporations and other legal entities: Would let Congress and States treat natural persons differently from corporations or other artificial entities and could prohibit those entities from spending money to influence elections.
- Governments and the press: Would give Congress and the States explicit authority to pass and enforce laws carrying out the amendment while saying nothing in the amendment grants power to abridge freedom of the press.
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Press freedom stays protected
If enacted, the amendment would not allow any law to limit freedom of the press. Congress and states could not use campaign rules to curb news reporting or publishing. This clause is a protection, not a new power to regulate the press.
Caps on campaign fundraising and spending
If enacted, this amendment would let Congress and states set reasonable, viewpoint‑neutral limits on raising and spending money to influence elections. Lawmakers could cap donations and campaign spending by candidates and other groups. Governments would also be able to pass and enforce laws to carry out these rules. Exact dollar limits, penalties, and start dates would depend on later laws.
Limits on corporate election spending
If enacted, Congress and states could treat corporations and other legal entities differently from people for campaign rules. Lawmakers could prohibit such entities from spending money to influence elections. Businesses and groups that now fund ads could face new limits. Voters could see fewer corporate‑funded messages, depending on future laws.
Public money for campaign financing
If enacted, Congress and states could set up public financing for campaigns. Programs could give public funds to candidates to offset private money in elections. Taxpayers might fund these programs if legislatures choose to budget for them. Who qualifies and how much money is available would depend on later laws.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Cosponsors
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Gomez
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Crow
CO • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Fletcher
TX • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/15/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 12/23/2025
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/23/2025
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/23/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/16/2026
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/30/2026
Elfreth
MD • D
Sponsored 4/15/2026
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/27/2026
Mejia
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/27/2026
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/27/2026
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
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