House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Did not become law
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Nolan D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 8, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 48.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NOLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 15, January 30, 2017, Page H746):Article V of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 48, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/48
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
65 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 64 Democrats
1 of 65 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Denny Heck (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), William Keating (D-MA) and 35 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Nolan.
- H.R. 1026 (115th) North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
- H.R. 3115 (115th) Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017
- H.R. 1350 (115th) To modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3148 (115th) Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 1789 (115th) No Government No Pay Act of 2017
- H.Res. 363 (115th) Supporting a Federal, publically funded universal school meal and nutrition program.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.