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: February 22, 2019 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

Introduced in House

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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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