YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesCorporate BenefitsLets Congress and states cap election money — but only if 38 states agree.
Civil Liberties
Section 3 protects freedom of the press. The new power could not be used to limit news outlets or their reporting.
Section 1 would let Congress and state lawmakers set limits on money raised and spent to influence elections. The amendment sets no dollar limits itself. It only gives lawmakers the power to write them.
Corporate Benefits
Section 2 says lawmakers may treat companies differently from people. It lets them stop companies and other groups set up by law from spending on elections.
More about this bill
Nothing in your daily life would change from this on its own. It is a first step toward changing the Constitution. The change would let Congress and the states cap election money. That covers what candidates, companies, and outside groups raise and spend. Lawmakers could also treat companies differently from people. They could bar companies from election spending entirely. The text says the press keeps its freedom. Getting there is a long road. Two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate must agree. Then three-fourths of the states must ratify it, which is 38 of the 50 today. Until then, campaign spending rules stay as they are.
Congressional Summary
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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Action Date
- Date Added
- 2026-04-02
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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