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.

3.0.0 54 2025-12-05T07:57:52Z 2025-12-05T07:57:52Z House H HJRES 2023-04-10 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/54 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 61 (Monday, April 10, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. JAYAPAL:H.J. Res. 54.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.The single subject of this legislation is:This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution of theUnited States providing that the rights protected andextended by the Constitution are the rights of naturalpersons only.[Page H1719]</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-04-10T18:03:25Z 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. 118 48 HJRES 2023-03-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2023-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 N K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2023-04-10 True D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2023-04-10 True N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2023-04-10 True B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2023-04-10 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 2023-04-10 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2023-04-10 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2023-04-10 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2023-04-10 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2023-04-10 True D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 10 2023-04-10 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2023-04-10 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 18 2023-04-10 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2023-04-10 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] Scott Peters D CA H. 50 2023-04-10 True T000487 Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] Jill Tokuda D HI N. 2 2023-04-10 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2023-04-10 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2023-04-10 True T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2023-04-10 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2023-04-10 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2023-04-10 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] Ted Lieu D CA 36 2023-04-13 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2023-04-13 False P000617 Rep. 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Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2023-04-20 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2023-04-24 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2023-04-24 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2023-04-25 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2023-04-25 False L000273 Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] Teresa Leger Fernandez D NM 3 2023-04-27 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2023-05-09 False R000617 Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] Delia Ramirez D IL C. 3 2023-05-09 False W000788 Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] Nikema Williams D GA 5 2023-05-09 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2023-05-09 False L000602 Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] Summer Lee D PA L. 12 2023-05-15 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2023-05-17 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2023-05-23 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] BARBARA LEE D CA 12 2023-05-23 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] André Carson D IN 7 2023-05-26 False O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2023-06-09 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2023-06-12 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2023-06-13 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] Juan Vargas D CA 52 2023-06-13 False P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] Katie Porter D CA 47 2023-06-14 False C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2023-06-20 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2023-06-20 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2023-07-13 False B001318 Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] Becca Balint D VT 0 2023-07-17 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] Judy Chu D CA 28 2023-07-18 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2023-07-19 False H001094 Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] Val Hoyle D OR T. 4 2023-07-19 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2023-07-24 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] JERROLD NADLER D NY 12 2023-07-24 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 4 2023-07-25 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] Jimmy Panetta D CA 19 2023-07-28 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 16 2023-08-08 False B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] Ami Bera D CA 6 2023-08-22 False G000599 Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] Daniel Goldman D NY S. 10 2023-08-29 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] Eric Swalwell D CA 14 2023-08-29 False M001225 Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] Kevin Mullin D CA 15 2023-09-13 False B001223 Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] Jamaal Bowman D NY 16 2023-10-17 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2023-11-03 False O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2023-11-17 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2023-12-01 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2023-12-19 False M001223 Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] Seth Magaziner D RI 2 2024-01-16 False S001223 Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] Emilia Sykes D OH Strong 13 2024-01-29 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] Doris Matsui D CA O. 7 2024-02-13 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] Grace Napolitano D CA F. 31 2024-03-11 False N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] Richard Neal D MA E. 1 2024-04-10 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] Frank Pallone D NJ 6 2024-04-11 False B001313 Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] Shontel Brown D OH M. 11 2024-04-16 False S001218 Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] Melanie Stansbury D NM A. 1 2024-04-17 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2024-05-14 False D000530 Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] Christopher Deluzio D PA R. 17 2024-06-12 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] Bennie Thompson D MS G. 2 2024-09-09 False L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2024-09-09 False S001226 Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] Andrea Salinas D OR 6 2024-10-18 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2024-10-29 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitution and constitutional amendments 2025-06-09T18:08:49Z Elections, voting, political campaign regulation 2025-06-09T18:08:49Z First Amendment rights 2025-06-09T18:08:49Z Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2023-04-24T18:45:15Z

00 2023-04-10 Introduced in House 2023-10-11T16:02:55Z This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment providing that the rights protected and extended 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 governments to (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure equal access of citizens to the political process, regardless of economic status; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed. Additionally, the judiciary is prohibited from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.

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