Congress.gov119th Congress

H.J.Res. 54

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.

Introduced Feb 12, 2025Latest action Feb 12, 2025Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Plain-English summary

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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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Suzan K. DelBene

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Zoe Lofgren

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Emilia Strong Sykes

Cosponsor · Democratic · OH

Suzanne Ms. Bonamici

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Scott Peters

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Juan Vargas

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Richard E. Neal

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Nydia M. Velázquez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Jerrold L Nadler

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Sam T. Liccardo

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Ayanna Pressley

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Wesley Bell

Cosponsor · Democratic · MO

Frank Pallone, Jr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Greg Casar

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Mark DeSaulnier

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Judy Chu

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Marcy Hon. M.c. Kaptur

Cosponsor · Democratic · OH

Jared Huffman

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Seth Moulton

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Rashida Tlaib

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Paul David Tonko

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Lateefah Simon

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Rohit Khanna

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Maxine Dexter

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Lori Trahan

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

D. Adam Smith

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Maxwell Frost

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Rebecca 'Becca' Balint

Cosponsor · Democratic · VT

Joaquin Castro

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Betty McCollum

Cosponsor · Democratic · MN

Greg Landsman

Cosponsor · Democratic · OH

Adelita S. Grijalva

Cosponsor · Democratic · AZ

Mike Mr. Thompson

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Ilhan Omar

Cosponsor · Other · MN

Joseph Neguse

Cosponsor · Democratic · CO

Kevin Mullin

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Cosponsor · Democratic · DC

Stephen F. Lynch

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Mark Takano

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Christopher R. Deluzio

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Sarah Elizabeth Mcbride

Cosponsor · Democratic · DE

Doris O. Matsui

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Jesús G. "Chuy" García

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

George Latimer

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Adriano Espaillat

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Valerie P. Foushee

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

Yvette D. Clarke

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Seth Magaziner

Cosponsor · Democratic · RI

Andrea Salinas

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Danny K. Mr. Davis

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

M Shontel Brown

Cosponsor · Democratic · OH

Delia Ramirez

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Salud O. Carbajal

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Kelly Morrison

Cosponsor · Other · MN

Mike Levin

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Lloyd Doggett

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

William R Keating

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Terri A. Sewell

Cosponsor · Democratic · AL

Teresa Leger Fernandez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NM

Shri Thanedar

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Jill Naomi Tokuda

Cosponsor · Democratic · HI

Angela Dawn Craig

Cosponsor · Democratic · MN

Nikema Williams

Cosponsor · Democratic · GA

Jimmy Panetta

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Maggie Goodlander

Cosponsor · Democratic · NH

Chellie Pingree

Cosponsor · Democratic · ME

Pramila Jayapal

Sponsor · Democratic · WA

Alexander Green

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

André Carson

Cosponsor · Democratic · IN

Robin L. Kelly

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · GA

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · VA

Rosa L. DeLauro

Cosponsor · Democratic · CT

Melanie A. Stansbury

Cosponsor · Democratic · NM

Summer L. Lee

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Daniel S. Goldman

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Nanette Diaz Barragán

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Yassamin Ansari

Cosponsor · Democratic · AZ

Alma S. Adams

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

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Official Subjects

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesFirst Amendment rightsConstitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulation

Sources & text

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