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.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment stating that only "natural persons" (living humans) have rights protected by the U.S. Constitution, explicitly denying constitutional rights to corporations, LLCs, and other artificial entities. It would require governments to regulate campaign contributions and spending to prevent money from influencing elections, banning the view that spending to influence elections constitutes protected speech under the First Amendment. The amendment would not affect the constitutional right to a free press. This change would directly impact how corporations and other non-human entities can legally challenge laws or regulations in court.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Feb 12, 2025
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Committee
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Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 81 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pramila Jayapal
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
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