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HJRES 28 109th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitutional amendments Election administration Law Standards Voter registration Voting rights

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

Introduced: March 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 2, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that all U.S. citizens who are eighteen years of age or older shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.

Requires each State to: (1) administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards established by the Congress; and (2) provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.

What's happening now March 2, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15 Independent 1
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 2005
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 13, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 2, 2005
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 2, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 2, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 2, 2005
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 2, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 28: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-28/
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"H.J. Res. 28: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-28/.
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H.J. Res. 28, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-28/.
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