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MN HF2688
Bill
Status
3/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Emma Greenman
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AI Summary
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Minnesota Legislature requests Congress propose a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision
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Proposed amendment would limit constitutional rights to natural persons only, excluding corporations and other artificial entities from constitutional protections
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Federal, state, and local governments would be empowered to regulate, limit, or prohibit campaign contributions and expenditures, including candidates' own spending
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All permissible political contributions and expenditures would be required to be publicly disclosed
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Minnesota Secretary of State directed to transmit copies of the resolution to congressional leadership, the U.S. Secretary of State, and Minnesota's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC, requesting that Congress clarify that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment, and asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such clarification.
Last Action
Author added Liebling
3/16/2026