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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to applying laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the Federal Government.

Introduced: October 11, 2013 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Oct 11, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 11, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Congress from making any law that is applicable to a U.S. citizen but not equally applicable to: (1) Congress; (2) the executive branch, including the President, Vice President, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and all other officers of the United States, including those provided for under the Constitution and by law; and (3) Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of inferior courts.

What's happening now October 11, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 25: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to applying laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the Federal Government.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-25/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 25: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to applying laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the Federal Government.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-25/.
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S.J. Res. 25, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-25/.
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[S.J. Res. 25: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to applying laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the Federal Government.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-25/)
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