Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state.
Bill: H.J.Res.85 | Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. (D-NY)
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that (1) the rights enumerated in the Constitution and other rights retained by the people are the rights of natural persons; (2) the terms "people," "person," and "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporate entities; and (3) corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through representatives in Congress and state representatives, may determine reasonable, consistent with the powers of Congress and the states.

117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 85

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
     clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate 
corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities 
established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign 
                                 state.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2022

    Mr. Morelle submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
     clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate 
corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities 
established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign 
                                 state.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled   (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

                              ``Article --

    ``Section 1. The rights enumerated in this Constitution and other 
rights retained by the people shall be the rights of natural persons.
    ``Section 2. As used in this Constitution, the terms `people', 
`person', and `citizen' shall not include a corporation, a limited 
liability company, or any other corporate entity established by the 
laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state.
    ``Section 3. A corporate entity described in section 2 shall be 
subject to such regulation as the people, through representatives in 
Congress and State representatives, may determine reasonable, 
consistent with the powers of Congress and the States under this 
Constitution.
    ``Section 4. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit 
the rights enumerated in this Constitution and other rights retained by 
the people, which are unalienable.''.
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