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PA HR343
Resolution
Status
10/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Benjamin Waxman
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AI Summary
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives expresses support for a U.S. Constitutional amendment allowing regulation of election spending to protect free speech, political participation, and meaningful representation for all residents
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Calls on Congress to propose an amendment clarifying that states may regulate spending to influence state elections and Congress may regulate spending to influence federal elections
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Would permit states and Congress to distinguish between natural persons and legally recognized entities (corporations, organizations) when regulating election spending
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Responds to Supreme Court decisions that have equated election spending with protected free speech, which the resolution argues can drown out individual speech rights and increase corruption risks
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Directs copies of the resolution be sent to Senate and House leadership in Congress and all members of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Supporting an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish that election spending may be regulated to ensure that every resident may exercise the rights to free speech, political participation and meaningful representation, and to protect republican self-government and federalism.
Last Action
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations
10/16/2025