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.

This measure would change the Constitution to clearly let Congress and the states set rules on money used to influence elections. It would also let them create public funding programs for political campaigns. In everyday terms, lawmakers could set limits on campaign donations and spending, and offer public dollars to help candidates run, with the goal of reducing the power of big money in politics .

• Who is affected: voters, candidates, donors, and election officials
• What changes: Congress and states would have clear power to regulate election-related spending and to set up public financing for campaigns
• Why it matters: could lead to new limits on political spending and more public funding options for candidates, aiming to make elections fairer and less driven by large donations