3.0.0 48 2023-01-11T13:27:45Z 2023-01-11T13:27:45Z House HJRES 2015-04-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NOLAN:H.J. Res. 48.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution____________________[Page H2499]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-15T17:36:39Z Referred to 2015-04-28T16:02:20Z 2015-05-15 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2015-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 N P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2015-04-28 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-04-28 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2015-04-28 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2015-04-28 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-04-28 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2015-06-25 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2015-07-23 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2015-07-23 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2015-09-18 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2015-10-09 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2015-10-22 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-10-22 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 7 2015-10-28 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-11-05 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2016-05-12 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2016-05-12 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2016-05-12 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2016-06-08 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2016-06-09 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2016-06-10 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2016-07-06 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2016-09-07 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2016-12-13 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitution and constitutional amendments Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation First Amendment rights Political advertising Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2015-04-28 Introduced in House 2015-05-04T18:42:13Z Constitutional Amendment

Declares that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only; (2) artificial entities (such as corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state) shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation by the people, through federal, state, or local law; and (3) the privileges of such artificial entities shall not be construed to be inherent or inalienable.

Directs federal, state, and local government to: (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their economic status, have access to the political process and that no person gains, as a result of that person's money, substantially more access or ability to influence the election of any candidate for public office or any ballot measure; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed. Prohibits the judiciary from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hjres48ih/xml/BILLS-114hjres48ih.xml 2015-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.