S.J.Res.78

A joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to allow Congress and states to regulate election contributions and expenditures.

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to grant Congress and the states the authority to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems. It allows for reasonable viewpoint-neutral limitations on money raised and spent by candidates and others to influence elections. It also permits the regulation and enactment of public campaign financing systems designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by increasing public funding.