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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would give Congress and state governments expanded authority to regulate campaign finance. Specifically, the amendment would allow legislators to impose reasonable, viewpoint-neutral limitations on how much money candidates and other entities can raise and spend to influence elections. It would also permit the creation of public campaign financing systems designed to reduce the impact of private wealth by providing offsetting public funding. The resolution explicitly grants Congress and states the power to implement these regulations through legislation, with a specific provision allowing them to treat corporations and artificial legal entities differently from natural persons, including potentially prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence election outcomes. An important safeguard in the amendment is a clause protecting press freedom, ensuring that these campaign finance regulations cannot be used to restrict media communications. To become part of the Constitution, the amendment would require ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years of its submission.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/78/all-info