United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 48 (118th)
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
30 March 2023
Last action
30 March 2023 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
5 December 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 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.
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Timeline
30 March 2023
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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30 March 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 March 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 March 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/48
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/48
- us · 118-hjres-48 · source updated 5 December 2025