Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment providing that the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. Artificial entities, such as corporations, shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation.
The amendment requires federal, state, and local government to (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed.
The judiciary is prohibited from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment, and the amendment shall not be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.
Cosponsors 94
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to Sep 9, 2022, with 56 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | May 20, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
- May 20, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
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