S.J.Res. 43 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 27, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAllows limits on election campaign spending
This proposes a change to the Constitution that would let Congress and individual states set limits on how much money candidates and other groups can spend to influence elections. It would also allow them to treat corporations and other artificial entities differently from individual people when making these rules, including possibly blocking them from spending money on elections.
How it affects you
If this amendment passed, it would affect how elections work across the country, though the specific impact would depend on what laws Congress and the states actually pass. Candidates, donors, corporations, and anyone trying to influence elections would be most directly involved, but the outcome for voters and the general public would hinge on what spending limits lawmakers decide to create.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 27, 2025)
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.
The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by legislation. They are allowed to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.J.Res. 43
JOINT RESOLUTION
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 27, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”