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MN SF569
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
John Marty
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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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Would establish that constitutional rights apply only to natural persons, not corporations or other artificial entities
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Authorizes federal, state, and local governments to regulate, limit, or prohibit campaign contributions and expenditures, including candidates' own spending
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Requires public disclosure of all permissible political contributions and expenditures
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Directs the Minnesota Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to congressional leadership and Minnesota's federal delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court Citizens United v. FEC; requesting that Congress clarify that the rights are 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
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Rules and Administration
2/13/2025