Bill or resolution detail

HJRES 48

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

Congress118th

Origin chamberHOUSE

Current statusReferred

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Record identity

Official facts

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IntroducedMar 30, 2023

Status dateMar 30, 2023

Policy areaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Deterministic classification

Lifecycle

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Effective Dec 5, 2025Entity 118-hjres-48

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Official sponsorship relationships

Sponsors and cosponsors

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Member	Party	Role	Sources
Pramila Jayapal	Democratic Party	PRIMARY	Official sponsorship ↗
Derek Kilmer	Democratic Party	COSPONSOR	Official sponsorship ↗
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	Democratic Party	COSPONSOR	Official sponsorship ↗
Eleanor Holmes Norton	Democratic Party	COSPONSOR	Official sponsorship ↗
Jimmy Panetta	Democratic Party	COSPONSOR	Official sponsorship ↗
Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic Party	COSPONSOR	Official sponsorship ↗
Nikema Williams	Democratic Party	COSPONSOR	Official sponsorship ↗
Paul Tonko	Democratic Party	COSPONSOR	Official sponsorship ↗
William R. Keating	Democratic Party	COSPONSOR	Official sponsorship ↗

Official chronology

Actions

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Mar 30, 2023 · IntroReferral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Mar 30, 2023 · IntroReferral

Introduced in House

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Official text changes

Amendments

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Referral and jurisdiction

Committees

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Committee	Chamber	Relationship	Source
Judiciary Committeehsju00	HOUSE	REFERRED	Official relationship ↗

Official roll calls

Votes

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