United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 20 (115th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state.
Introduced
3 February 2017
Last action
3 February 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that: (1) the rights enumerated in the Constitution and other rights retained by the people are the rights of natural persons; (2) the terms "people," "person," and "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state; and (3) corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through representatives in Congress and state representatives, may determine reasonable, consistent with the powers of Congress and the states. The amendment prohibits the Constitution from being construed to limit such rights enumerated in the Constitution and other rights retained by the people, which are unalienable.
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Timeline
3 February 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 3 February 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/20
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/sjres/20
- us · 115-sjres-20 · source updated 10 August 2026