A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 42
- Latest action
- Mar 27, 2025
What it does
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by legislation. They are allowed to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections.
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 27, 2025
Titles and provisions can change as the bill moves.
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Adam Schiff
- Alejandro Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angus King
- Ben Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Charles Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher Coons
- Cory Booker
- Edward Markey
- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary Peters
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Fetterman
- John Hickenlooper
- John Reed
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Margaret Hassan
- Mark Kelly
- Mark Warner
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie Hirono
- Michael Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Raphael Warnock
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Timothy Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.