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HJRES 74 115th 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: February 15, 2017 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment granting 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 March 9, 2017

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 22
All 22 Democratic 22
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 5, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 15, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 15, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Feb 15, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 15, 2017
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 15, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 74: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-74/
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"H.J. Res. 74: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-74/.
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H.J. Res. 74, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-74/.
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