S.J.Res. 3 · 118th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
A 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.
- IntroducedJan 23, 2023 Done
- CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
- Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
- House floorNot yet Not reached yet
- Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
- PresidentNot yet Not reached yet
What it does
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.
Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · Jan 23, 2023
Who lobbies on it
No lobbying filing on file names S.J.Res. 3.
Organizations that named S.J.Res. 3 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.
Actions
2 actions · newest first- Jan 23, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 23, 2023Introduced in Senate