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H.J.Res.54
Legal & Constitutional Grounding
Citizens United extended 1st Amendment to corporations; amendment would reverse documented effects of corporate political spending.
U.S. Const. art. V — amendment process
Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) — extended 1st Amendment protections to corporate political spending
Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, 118 U.S. 394 (1886) — corporate personhood precedent
Bill activity
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 by Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) with 28 original cosponsors. 82 cosponsors as of Sep 21, 2026.
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this joint resolution.
IntroducedFeb 12, 2025 Passed House Passed Senate Sent to the States for ratification
Latest action Feb 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsors during the cosponsorship window
119th Congress (Jan 2025 to Jan 2027)
May 2025 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Feb 2026 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Feb 12, 2025 Oct 16, 2026 (still open) 28 original Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Juan Vargas (D-CA-52). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Judy Chu (D-CA-28). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Seth Moulton (D-MA-6). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 27 days after introduction. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 27 days after introduction. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Becca Balint (D-VT). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Joe Neguse (D-CO-2). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Angie Craig (D-MN-2). Cosponsored Mar 31, 2025, 47 days after introduction. Mike Thompson (D-CA-4). Cosponsored Mar 31, 2025, 47 days after introduction. Sarah McBride (D-DE). Cosponsored Mar 31, 2025, 47 days after introduction. Al Green (D-TX-9). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, 56 days after introduction. Donald S. Beyer (D-VA-8). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, 56 days after introduction. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, 56 days after introduction. Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3). Cosponsored Apr 30, 2025, 77 days after introduction. Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1). Cosponsored Apr 30, 2025, 77 days after introduction. Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2025, 111 days after introduction. Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2025, 111 days after introduction. George Latimer (D-NY-16). Cosponsored Jun 4, 2025, 112 days after introduction. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Jun 4, 2025, 112 days after introduction. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 132 days after introduction. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 132 days after introduction. Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7). Cosponsored Jul 14, 2025, 152 days after introduction. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18). Cosponsored Jul 14, 2025, 152 days after introduction. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2). Cosponsored Aug 15, 2025, 184 days after introduction. Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4). Cosponsored Sep 8, 2025, 208 days after introduction. André Carson (D-IN-7). Cosponsored Sep 11, 2025, 211 days after introduction. Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2). Cosponsored Sep 17, 2025, 217 days after introduction. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13). Cosponsored Oct 24, 2025, 254 days after introduction. William R. Keating (D-MA-9). Cosponsored Oct 24, 2025, 254 days after introduction. Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10). Cosponsored Dec 3, 2025, 294 days after introduction. Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA-16). Cosponsored Jan 20, 2026, 342 days after introduction. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13). Cosponsored Feb 4, 2026, 357 days after introduction. Mike Levin (D-CA-49). Cosponsored Mar 16, 2026, 397 days after introduction. Lori Trahan (D-MA-3). Cosponsored Mar 27, 2026, 408 days after introduction. Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7). Cosponsored May 19, 2026, 461 days after introduction. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored May 21, 2026, 463 days after introduction. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2026, 476 days after introduction. Mark Takano (D-CA-39). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2026, 496 days after introduction. Wesley Bell (D-MO-1). Cosponsored Jun 29, 2026, 502 days after introduction. Adam Smith (D-WA-9). Cosponsored Jul 14, 2026, 517 days after introduction. Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7). Cosponsored Aug 24, 2026, 558 days after introduction. Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1). Cosponsored Aug 31, 2026, 565 days after introduction. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44). Cosponsored Aug 31, 2026, 565 days after introduction. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4). Cosponsored Sep 21, 2026, 586 days after introduction.
Aug 2025 Nov Feb 2026 May Jul Sep Feb 12, 2025 Oct 16, 2026 (still open) 28 original Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Juan Vargas (D-CA-52). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Judy Chu (D-CA-28). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Seth Moulton (D-MA-6). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9). Cosponsored Feb 12, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 27 days after introduction. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 27 days after introduction. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Becca Balint (D-VT). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Joe Neguse (D-CO-2). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1). Cosponsored Mar 24, 2025, 40 days after introduction. Angie Craig (D-MN-2). Cosponsored Mar 31, 2025, 47 days after introduction. Mike Thompson (D-CA-4). Cosponsored Mar 31, 2025, 47 days after introduction. Sarah McBride (D-DE). Cosponsored Mar 31, 2025, 47 days after introduction. Al Green (D-TX-9). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, 56 days after introduction. Donald S. Beyer (D-VA-8). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, 56 days after introduction. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, 56 days after introduction. Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3). Cosponsored Apr 30, 2025, 77 days after introduction. Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1). Cosponsored Apr 30, 2025, 77 days after introduction. Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2025, 111 days after introduction. Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2025, 111 days after introduction. George Latimer (D-NY-16). Cosponsored Jun 4, 2025, 112 days after introduction. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Jun 4, 2025, 112 days after introduction. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 132 days after introduction. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 132 days after introduction. Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7). Cosponsored Jul 14, 2025, 152 days after introduction. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18). Cosponsored Jul 14, 2025, 152 days after introduction. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2). Cosponsored Aug 15, 2025, 184 days after introduction. Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4). Cosponsored Sep 8, 2025, 208 days after introduction. André Carson (D-IN-7). Cosponsored Sep 11, 2025, 211 days after introduction. Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2). Cosponsored Sep 17, 2025, 217 days after introduction. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13). Cosponsored Oct 24, 2025, 254 days after introduction. William R. Keating (D-MA-9). Cosponsored Oct 24, 2025, 254 days after introduction. Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10). Cosponsored Dec 3, 2025, 294 days after introduction. Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA-16). Cosponsored Jan 20, 2026, 342 days after introduction. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13). Cosponsored Feb 4, 2026, 357 days after introduction. Mike Levin (D-CA-49). Cosponsored Mar 16, 2026, 397 days after introduction. Lori Trahan (D-MA-3). Cosponsored Mar 27, 2026, 408 days after introduction. Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7). Cosponsored May 19, 2026, 461 days after introduction. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored May 21, 2026, 463 days after introduction. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2026, 476 days after introduction. Mark Takano (D-CA-39). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2026, 496 days after introduction. Wesley Bell (D-MO-1). Cosponsored Jun 29, 2026, 502 days after introduction. Adam Smith (D-WA-9). Cosponsored Jul 14, 2026, 517 days after introduction. Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7). Cosponsored Aug 24, 2026, 558 days after introduction. Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1). Cosponsored Aug 31, 2026, 565 days after introduction. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44). Cosponsored Aug 31, 2026, 565 days after introduction. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4). Cosponsored Sep 21, 2026, 586 days after introduction.
Democratic 82
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Constitutional amendment limiting rights to natural persons. The amendment addresses documented effects of corporate political spending enabled by Citizens United.
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