A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
SJRES 43 proposes a constitutional amendment allowing Congress and state governments to set reasonable limits on campaign contributions and expenditures intended to influence elections. It would permit distinctions between individuals and corporations, including the potential prohibition of corporate spending in political campaigns. The amendment explicitly protects the freedom of the press from being restricted by these regulations. If ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures, this change would directly affect candidates, political committees, and organizations that spend money to influence elections.
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Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Last action Mar 27, 2025
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Mar 27, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mar 27, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 41 co-sponsors
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Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratic
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