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HJRES 48 118th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation First Amendment rights

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: March 30, 2023 Introduced by: Jayapal, Pramila Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 governments to (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure equal access of citizens to the political process, regardless of economic status; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed.

Additionally, the judiciary is prohibited from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.

What's happening now March 30, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 30, 2023
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· Mar 30, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 30, 2023
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 30, 2023
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 30, 2023
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 30, 2023
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Mar 30, 2023
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APA
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.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-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.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-48/.
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H.J. Res. 48, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-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/118-HJRES-48/)
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