To clarify the situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law.
Latest action · Jun 15, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 2, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits a corporation from being considered a person under federal law for any purpose, including voting, running for office, or donating funds to a political action candidate.
Provides that a corporation shall be considered a person under federal law only for the purposes of: (1) exercising rights to due process; (2) participating in any manner of a civil action; (3) participating in a contract; (4) the right to own property; or (5) the ability to declare bankruptcy.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Mar 2, 2010Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2010Referred to House Administration
- Mar 2, 2010Referred to House Judiciary
- Mar 2, 2010Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2010Introduced in House
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