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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 61 (Monday, April 10, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]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]
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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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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
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- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
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- First Amendment rights
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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.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and 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 protected and 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 protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
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