Text of Senate Amendment 4466

Text of Senate Amendment 4466

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1213-S1214] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4466. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE. It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should adopt a constitutional amendment outlawing Citizens United that would-- (1) affirm that the right to vote in public elections belongs only to natural persons as citizens of the United States, and so shall the ability to make contributions and expenditures to influence the outcome of public elections belong only to natural persons; (2) clarify that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to restrict the power of Congress and the States to protect the integrity and fairness of the electoral process, limit the corrupting influence of private wealth in public elections, and guarantee the [[Page S1214]] dependence of elected officials on the people alone by taking actions which may include the establishment of systems of public financing for elections, the imposition of requirements to ensure the disclosure of contributions and expenditures made to influence the outcome of a public election by candidates, individuals, and associations of individuals, and the imposition of content neutral limitations on all such contributions and expenditures; and (3) clarify that nothing in the amendment shall be construed to alter the freedom of the press. ______