HJRES 28
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Voting rights
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States.
Introduced: January 13, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that: (1) requires the President and Vice President to be elected by the citizens of the United States, (2) prohibits infringing on the right to vote by imposing any undue burden of proof of identity or proof of citizenship, (3) prohibits any involvement in elections by foreign persons, (4) prohibits undue or anonymous influence in elections from any person, (5) requires voting districts to be geographically compact and composed of contiguous territory, (6) prohibits any citizen who has reached 18 years of age from being barred from participating in elections on account of failure to register to vote, and (7) designates election day as a national holiday.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1