Contact Congress about H.J.Res. 122: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.

Congress and states could limit money raised or spent to affect elections. They could also fund campaigns with public money. The proposal would still need enough states to approve it before it became part of the Constitution.

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns. is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on H.J.Res. 122: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and groups that raise or spend money in elections. Candidates, parties, donors, political groups, corporations, unions, nonprofits, and state election lawmakers could all face new rules if Congress or states later pass them. News organizations could also be affected by how future laws define press protections, though the amendment says it does not give the government power to limit freedom of the press.

Why this matters: Election money rules shape who can raise money, who can spend it, and how much influence wealthy donors or organizations may have. This proposal would give lawmakers more room to limit that money and build public funding systems. It responds to court rulings that protect some election spending as political speech. Its real effect would depend on what Congress and states pass later.

Key provisions in H.J.Res. 122

• Congress and state lawmakers could regulate money raised or spent to affect elections. Any limits must be reasonable and must not favor one political view.
• The rules could cover candidates and also other people or groups that spend money to affect elections.
• Congress and states could create public funding for campaigns. These programs could add public money to balance out private fundraising and spending.
• Congress and states could pass new laws to carry out and enforce the amendment.
• Lawmakers could write different election money rules for individual people than for corporations or other legal entities created by law.

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What is H.J.Res. 122?

Congress and states could limit money raised or spent to affect elections. They could also fund campaigns with public money. The proposal would still need enough states to approve it before it became part of the Constitution.

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