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SCONRES 53 109th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Ballots Civil rights enforcement Election administration Election fraud Government Operations and Politics Photography State laws Voting rights

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.

Introduced: September 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
This resolution expired with the 109th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 20, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10240)
Sep 20, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10240-10241)
Sep 20, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of 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 citizens' legitimate voting rights; (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 September 20, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10240)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 53: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SCONRES-53/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 53: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SCONRES-53/.
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S. Con. Res. 53, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SCONRES-53/.
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[S. Con. Res. 53: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SCONRES-53/)
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