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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…

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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: January 21, 2015 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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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 unalienable rights of the people.

What's happening now February 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 21, 2015
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 21, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Jan 21, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 21, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 23: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-23/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 23: 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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-23/.
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H.J. Res. 23, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-23/.
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[H.J. Res. 23: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-23/)
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