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Proposed Constitutional Amendment Limits Constitutional Rights to Natural Persons Only

Original title: 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.

February 12, 2025

Constitutional Amendment Corporate Personhood Civil Rights Legal Status

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Where This Stands

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Passed

Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Last action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Feb 12, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

This measure seeks to overturn long-standing legal precedents that grant corporations constitutional rights, which could impact how businesses participate in political spending, free speech, and other protected activities.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Corporations

The amendment would remove their ability to claim constitutional protections currently afforded to them under existing legal interpretations.

Natural persons

The amendment would clarify that constitutional rights are reserved exclusively for human beings.

What changed

Current stage: in_committee.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This proposed amendment would restrict the rights protected and extended by the U.S. Constitution exclusively to s, effectively excluding corporations and other legal entities from claiming constitutional protections. If passed, this would fundamentally alter the legal status of non-human entities in American jurisprudence.

Why It Matters

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 'natural person'?

In legal terms, a is a human being, as distinguished from a '' or 'legal person' such as a corporation, which is an entity created by law.

Does this mean corporations will have no rights at all?

The amendment would limit constitutional rights to s; corporations would still be governed by statutory law and contract law, but they would no longer be able to claim protections under the U.S. Constitution.

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Challenge to Corporate Personhood

The resolution represents a direct legislative attempt to reverse judicial doctrines that have extended constitutional protections to corporations.