This is a proposed constitutional amendment that would give Congress and state legislatures the power to set reasonable, viewpoint-neutral limits on political spending and fundraising — effectively overriding Supreme Court decisions like Citizens United that treated campaign spending as protected speech. It would also allow public campaign financing systems designed to offset the influence of private wealth, and would let lawmakers distinguish between real people and corporations when regulating election spending. The amendment explicitly protects freedom of the press. Ratification would require approval by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years.
Congressional Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to (1) regulate and impose reasonable viewpoint-neutral limitations on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections; and (2) regulate and enact public campaign financing systems, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting the raising and spending of money by candidates and others with increased public funding. 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
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-09-17
- Date Added
- 2026-04-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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