HR 343 — A Resolution supporting an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish that election spending may be regulated to ensure that every resident may exercise the rights to free speech, political participation and meaningful representation, and to protect republican self-government and federalism.

PRINTER'S NO.   2463

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 343
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY WAXMAN, KENYATTA, SANCHEZ AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
        OCTOBER 14, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
        OPERATIONS, OCTOBER 16, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Supporting an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
 2      to establish that election spending may be regulated to
 3      ensure that every resident may exercise the rights to free
 4      speech, political participation and meaningful
 5      representation, and to protect republican self-government and
 6      federalism.
 7         WHEREAS, We the People have a compelling interest in
 8   fostering robust political debate and self-government, securing
 9   the liberty and political equality of our residents, guarding
10   against corruption and advancing federalism and the interests of
11   the several states; and
12         WHEREAS, Over the past few decades, the Supreme Court has
13   gradually come to equate election spending with "free speech";
14   and
15         WHEREAS, This spending has the potential to drown out speech
16   rights for all residents, narrow debate, weaken federalism and
17   self-governance in the states and increase the risk of systemic
18   corruption; and
19         WHEREAS, The states and Congress should have the ability to
 1   enact reasonable regulations regarding this spending; and
 2      WHEREAS, The framers wisely granted the states ultimate power
 3   to amend our Constitution where necessary to make it and our
 4   union ever more perfect and to protect and preserve self-
 5   government and liberty; therefore be it
 6      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
 7   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania support an amendment to the
 8   Constitution of the United States to establish that election
 9   spending may be regulated to ensure that every resident may
10   exercise the rights to free speech, political participation and
11   meaningful representation, and to protect republican self-
12   government and federalism; and be it further
13      RESOLVED, That the people of Pennsylvania hereby call upon
14   the United States Congress to propose and send to the states for
15   ratification a Constitutional amendment to clarify that states
16   may regulate the spending of money to influence elections in the
17   states and that Congress may regulate the spending of money to
18   influence Federal elections, and that in doing so the states and
19   Congress may distinguish between natural persons and legally
20   recognized entities; and be it further
21      RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared and
22   submitted to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate,
23   the Minority Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker of
24   the United States House of Representatives, the Minority Leader
25   of the United States House of Representatives and to each member
26   of Congress from Pennsylvania.




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