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HJRES 9 116th 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 3, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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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 January 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 6, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 9: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-9/
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"H.J. Res. 9: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-9/.
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H.J. Res. 9, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-9/.
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[H.J. Res. 9: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-9/)
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