HJRES54Referred to Committee

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-02-12

Introduced

Cosponsors

HJRES

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Type

Sponsor

Pramila Jayapal

Democrat · WA · Representative

Votes with party: 96.5% (519 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (74)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-12

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-02-12

Previously

Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-12

Plain-English Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. Artificial entities, such as corporations, shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation. The amendment requires federal, state, and local governments to (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure equal access of citizens to the political process, regardless of economic status; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed. Additionally, the judiciary is prohibited from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.

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Subjects

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

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