United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 48 (117th)
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
20 May 2021
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Marie Newman, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
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.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
20 May 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 May 2021 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2021
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 May 2021
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Sponsors
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Marie Newman · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
Showing 48 of 96 sponsors and actors.
Related records
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/48
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hjres/48
- us · 117-hjres-48 · source updated 3 January 2025