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US HJRes21
US HJRes21Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state.
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113th Congress
Bill Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are intended to be the rights of natural persons; and (2) the words "people," "person," or "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state, and that such corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through their elected state and federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the states. Prohibits this Amendment from limiting the rights of freedom of speech, the press, exercise of religion, association, and all such other unalienable rights of the people.
AI Summary
This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to clarify that constitutional rights are intended for natural persons, not for corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), or other corporate entities, regardless of where they are established. It explicitly states that terms like "people," "person," or "citizen" in the Constitution do not encompass these corporate entities, and that such entities can be regulated by elected state and federal representatives as deemed reasonable and consistent with the powers of Congress and the states. Importantly, the amendment would not restrict the fundamental rights of individuals, such as freedom of speech, the press, religion, and association.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (37)
Jim McGovern (D)*,
Michael Capuano (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
John Conyers (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
John Dingell (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Sam Farr (D),
Gene Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Walter Jones (R),
Bill Keating (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ron Kind (D),
James Langevin (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Jim McDermott (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Mark Takano (D),
John Tierney (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Henry Waxman (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. (on 02/28/2013)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
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| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hjres21ih/pdf/BILLS-113hjres21ih.pdf | 03/06/2013 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/21/all-info | 03/06/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hjres21ih/pdf/BILLS-113hjres21ih.pdf.pdf | 01/23/2013 |
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