Sen. Shaheen and 39 Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Limit Campaign Spending
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on the Judiciary for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time.
Constitutional amendments require massive bipartisan support that does not currently exist for this issue, making it nearly impossible to reach the required two-thirds vote in Congress.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S.J.Res. 45 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S.J.Res. 45 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
If enacted, this amendment would allow Congress to limit or ban corporate spending on elections. Small business owners who currently use their business entities to support candidates or political causes could lose that ability. On the other hand, many small business owners argue that unlimited corporate spending by large competitors drowns out their political voice, so reduced corporate spending could level the playing field.
“may distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
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