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HJRES 195 103th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitutional amendments Election law Presidential elections Residence requirements Territories (U.S.) Voting

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of United States territories.

Introduced: May 12, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jun 24, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
May 12, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
May 12, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2432)
May 12, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - States that the rights of a citizen to vote in a presidential election shall not be denied or abridged on account of residency in a U.S. territory.

What's happening now June 24, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 1993
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 25, 1993
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 12, 1993
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 12, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 195: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of United States territories.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-195/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 195: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of United States territories.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-195/.
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H.J. Res. 195, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-195/.
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[H.J. Res. 195: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of United States territories.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-195/)
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