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US HJRes54

US HJRes54
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.

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Introduced
02/12/2025
In Committee
02/12/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

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.

AI Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would fundamentally change the legal status of corporations and other artificial entities by explicitly stating that constitutional rights apply only to natural persons (human beings). The amendment would strip corporations of constitutional protections, making them subject to regulation by federal, state, and local governments, and would prevent the judicial system from considering corporations as having inherent or inalienable rights. Additionally, the amendment aims to limit the influence of money in political campaigns by allowing governments to regulate and restrict financial contributions, ensuring that candidates' access to the political process is not determined by their economic status. The resolution mandates public disclosure of political contributions and specifically instructs courts not to interpret spending money to influence elections as protected speech under the First Amendment. Importantly, the amendment explicitly preserves press freedom and would require ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures to become part of the Constitution, reflecting the high bar for constitutional changes.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (71)

Pramila Jayapal (D)*,  Alma Adams (D),  Yassamin Ansari (D),  Becca Balint (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Shontel Brown (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  André Carson (D),  Greg Casar (D),  Joaquin Castro (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Chris Deluzio (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Maxine Dexter (D),  Lloyd Doggett (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Teresa Fernandez (D),  Valerie Foushee (D),  Maxwell Frost (D),  Chuy García (D),  Dan Goldman (D),  Maggie Goodlander (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  George Latimer (D),  Summer Lee (D),  Sam Liccardo (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Seth Magaziner (D),  Sarah McBride (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Kelly Morrison (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Kevin Mullin (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Andrea Salinas (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Lateefah Simon (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Emilia Sykes (D),  Shri Thanedar (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Jill Tokuda (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Nikema Williams (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 02/12/2025)

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