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HJRES 54 · in committee · major

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

What this bill does

  • This amendment would strip constitutional rights from corporations and limit them to natural persons only.
  • It affects corporations, election donors, and anyone seeking to influence elections through campaign spending.
  • It requires governments to regulate campaign contributions and expenditures, with full public disclosure required.

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  1. 01

    How would limiting constitutional rights to natural persons affect nonprofit organizations, unions, and other groups that pool resources for political speech?

  2. 02

    What specific forms of campaign spending or corporate political activity does this amendment intend to allow governments to regulate?

  3. 03

    Which current Supreme Court decisions on corporate political participation would this amendment overturn or modify?

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Sponsor · D-WA-7

Pramila Jayapal

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Introduced 2025-02-12

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-12 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-02-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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