legislation: 111-hr-4729

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111-hr-4729 111 hr 4729 To clarify the situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law. Law 2010-03-02 2010-06-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. House Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] CA D S001156 0 Prohibits a corporation from being considered a person under federal law for any purpose, including voting, running for office, or donating funds to a political action candidate. Provides that a corporation shall be considered a person under federal law only for the purposes of: (1) exercising rights to due process; (2) participating in any manner of a civil action; (3) participating in a contract; (4) the right to own property; or (5) the ability to declare bankruptcy. 2023-01-11T13:16:27Z  

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