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HJRES 40 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Immigration status and procedures Voting rights

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit voting in Federal, State, or local elections by individuals who are not citizens of the United States.

Introduced: March 7, 2023 Introduced by: Tenney, Claudia Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 7, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits an individual who is not a U.S. citizen from voting in federal, state, or local elections for public office or voting on any ballot initiative or referendum held in the United States.

What's happening now March 7, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 9
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · May 11, 2023
 R
Crane, Elijah
Arizona · Mar 24, 2023
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Mar 7, 2023
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 7, 2023
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Mar 7, 2023
 R
Moore, Barry
Alabama · Mar 7, 2023
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Moylan, James C.
Guam · Mar 7, 2023
Santos, George
· Mar 7, 2023
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 7, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 40: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit voting in Federal, State, or local elections by individuals who are not citizens of the United States.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-40/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 40: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit voting in Federal, State, or local elections by individuals who are not citizens of the United States.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-40/.
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H.J. Res. 40, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-40/.
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[H.J. Res. 40: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit voting in Federal, State, or local elections by individuals who are not citizens of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-40/)
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