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HJRES 48 116th 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 providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

Introduced: June 8, 2020 Introduced by: Jayapal, Pramila Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 22, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment providing that the rights protected 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 government to (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed.

The judiciary is prohibited from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment, and the amendment shall not be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.

What's happening now March 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 58
All 58 Democratic 48
Speier, Jackie
· Nov 9, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Jun 8, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 7, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 7, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Dec 19, 2019
Malinowski, Tom
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 19, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Aug 20, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Aug 20, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Aug 20, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 20, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Aug 20, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Aug 6, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 25, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · May 21, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 10, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 10, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 8, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 7, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 2, 2019
Heck, Denny
· May 1, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· May 1, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 26, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 26, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 25, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 12, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 27, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 27, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 48: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-48/
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"H.J. Res. 48: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-48/.
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H.J. Res. 48, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-48/.
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[H.J. Res. 48: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-48/)
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