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MN SF2335
Bill
Status
3/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Heather Gustafson
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AI Summary
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Requests Congress propose a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision
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Seeks to establish that constitutional rights apply only to natural persons, not corporations or other artificial entities
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Would authorize federal, state, and local governments to regulate, limit, or prohibit campaign contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own spending
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Requires public disclosure of all permissible campaign contributions and expenditures
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Directs the Minnesota Secretary of State 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; asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such a clarification
Last Action
Referred to Elections
3/10/2025