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HCONRES 247 109th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Ballots Civil rights enforcement Election administration Election fraud Government Operations and Politics Photography State laws Voting rights

Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens.

Introduced: September 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 20, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) a requirement that U.S. citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens; (2) the Department of Justice should vigorously enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and challenge any state law that limits a citizen's ability to vote based on discriminatory photo identification requirements; and (3) any effort to impose national photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.

What's happening now October 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 247: Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-247/
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"H. Con. Res. 247: Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-247/.
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H. Con. Res. 247, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-247/.
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[H. Con. Res. 247: Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-247/)
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