HJRES 122 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

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.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 17, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to (1) regulate and impose reasonable viewpoint-neutral limitations on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections; and (2) regulate and enact public campaign financing systems, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting the raising and spending of money by candidates and others with increased public funding.

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.

Cosponsors 114

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026, with 35 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-COBrittany PettersenOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-LACleo FieldsOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-PADwight EvansOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-RIGabe AmoOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalSep 17, 2025
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 17, 2025
D-COJason CrowOriginalSep 17, 2025

Actions 2

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  1. Sep 17, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Sep 17, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Sep 17, 2025Introduced in House

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