HJRES 54
Model: gemini-2.5-flash
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to specify that only individual human beings, or "natural persons," are entitled to the rights and protections guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. If adopted, this amendment would fundamentally alter the legal standing of corporations, unions, and other artificial legal entities by excluding them from possessing constitutional rights. This could significantly reshape legal precedents concerning corporate personhood and organizational rights.
It proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the application of constitutional rights exclusively to individual human beings.
It primarily affects corporations, unions, non-profits, and other organizations by potentially removing their constitutional rights, and secondarily affects all citizens by changing the legal landscape in which these entities operate.
Voters should care because it could fundamentally reshape the legal and political power of organizations, impacting areas from campaign finance and corporate regulation to religious freedom and due process for non-human entities.
Primary sponsor
Pramila Jayapal
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