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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JAYAPAL:H.J. Res. 48.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H2655]
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Standing
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Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
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Diaz
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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Chu
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27
2021-05-20
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RI
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-05-20
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2021-06-08
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2021-06-08
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2021-06-15
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2021-06-15
False
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2021-06-15
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2021-06-15
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2021-06-23
False
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D
CA
11
2021-06-30
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Teresa
Leger Fernandez
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NM
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2021-06-30
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2021-07-09
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D
MA
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9
2021-08-03
False
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CA
51
2021-08-10
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Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez
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NY
14
2021-08-13
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Joaquin
Castro
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TX
20
2021-08-20
False
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CA
15
2021-09-10
False
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Karen
Bass
D
CA
37
2021-09-10
False
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Schrier
D
WA
8
2021-09-21
False
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Alma
Adams
D
NC
S.
12
2021-09-29
False
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Levin
D
CA
49
2021-09-29
False
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Moore
D
WI
4
2021-10-12
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Grace
Meng
D
NY
6
2021-10-12
False
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Kirkpatrick
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AZ
2
2021-10-25
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Ted
Lieu
D
CA
33
2021-10-25
False
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Clarke
D
NY
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9
2021-11-05
False
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CA
45
2021-11-18
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Jones
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NY
17
2021-11-23
False
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LANGEVIN
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RI
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2021-11-30
False
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JACKSON LEE
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TX
18
2021-12-07
False
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Titus
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NV
1
2021-12-13
False
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Bera
D
CA
7
2022-02-28
False
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Garamendi
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CA
3
2022-03-07
False
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Alan
Lowenthal
D
CA
S.
47
2022-03-07
False
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Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
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Bowman
D
NY
16
2022-03-16
False
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Cárdenas
D
CA
29
2022-04-14
False
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SCHIFF
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CA
B.
28
2022-05-16
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Williams
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GA
5
2022-06-03
False
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Terri
Sewell
D
AL
A.
7
2022-09-09
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
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2021-05-20
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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.

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.
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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.
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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
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