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HJRES 88 112th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitution and constitutional amendments Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation First Amendment rights Political advertising

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state.

Introduced: November 15, 2011 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 15, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are intended to be the rights of natural persons; and (2) the words "people," "person," or "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state, and that such corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through their elected state and federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the states.

Prohibits this Amendment from limiting the rights of freedom of speech, the press, exercise of religion, association, and all such other inalienable rights of the people.

What's happening now December 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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