Skip to main content
HJRES 25 114th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Voting rights

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

Introduced: January 21, 2015 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 21, 2015
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

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.

What's happening now February 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 19
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 23, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 2, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 18, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Feb 27, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 27, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 11, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 11, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 27, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 21, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 21, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 21, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 21, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 21, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 21, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 21, 2015
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 25: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-25/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 25: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-25/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 25, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-25/.
Markdown link
[H.J. Res. 25: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-25/)
Report a problem