HJRES 98 United States House · 117th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment related to the fundamental right to vote. Specifically, it grants every U.S. citizen of legal voting age the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Sep 21, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

3

Key actions

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Committee

2

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

lower

Sep 21, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Sep 21, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 26 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Alan S. Lowenthal

Anthony G. Brown

Ayanna Pressley

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Donald M. Payne, Jr.

Earl Blumenauer

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.