Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections.

Laurel M. Lee

Republican · FL · Representative

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• Julia Letlow (R-LA-5)Original· 2026-03-19
• Lance Gooden (R-TX-5)Original· 2026-03-19
• Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)Original· 2026-03-19
• Russell Fry (R-SC-7)Original· 2026-03-19
• Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38)Original· 2026-03-19
• Barry Moore (R-AL-1)· 2026-03-26
• Ben Cline (R-VA-6)· 2026-04-23
• Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2026-05-13

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-19

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This proposed constitutional amendment would explicitly restrict voting in federal elections to U.S. citizens only, which is already the current law but would be permanently enshrined in the Constitution itself. The change would make it harder to alter voting eligibility rules in the future, since constitutional amendments require approval from two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of state legislatures. It primarily affects non-citizen residents, including legal permanent residents and other immigrants, who would be permanently barred from voting in presidential, congressional, and other federal elections.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 152 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 152 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2026 Ms. Lee of Florida (for herself, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Fry, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Haridopolos, and Mr. Hunt) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Only citizens of the United States may qualify to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress. ``Section 2. Appropriate legislation to enforce this article shall be prescribed in each State by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation for the District constituting the seat of Government of the United States.''. <all>

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