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US SJR43
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and states to regulate and set reasonable limits on money raised and spent by candidates and others to influence elections
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Grants Congress and states the power to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities, including authority to prohibit such entities from spending money to influence elections
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States the amendment's purposes as advancing democratic self-government, political equality, and protecting government and electoral process integrity
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Explicitly protects freedom of the press from being abridged under this amendment
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Requires ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures to become part of the Constitution
Legislative Description
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Government operations and politics
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
3/27/2025