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.

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.

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Timeline

1. 20 May 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 November 2022

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 20 May 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 May 2021

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Sponsors

• Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Cori Bush · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
• Matt Cartwright · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• David Cicilline · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] · D · Sponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Anna Eshoo · D · Sponsor
• Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
• Brian Higgins · 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
• Derek Kilmer · D · Sponsor
• Barbara Lee · 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
• Jerry McNerney · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
• Grace Napolitano · 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
• Ed Perlmutter · D · Sponsor
• Dean Phillips · 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
• Linda Sánchez · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Sponsor
• Jackie Speier · 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

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