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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Jonathan L. Jackson

Democrat · IL · Representative

Votes with party: 96.8% (599 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000309

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Cosponsors (18)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-11

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-06-11

Plain-English Summary

A proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a federal right to vote for all eligible citizens and give Congress the power to enforce voting protections through legislation. The amendment would limit states' ability to restrict voting access and could override certain state voting laws that Congress determines are discriminatory. This would affect all voters and election officials across the country by potentially standardizing voting rules nationwide.

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 196 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 196 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2026 Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Fields, Ms. Simon, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Titus, Mr. Figures, Ms. Craig, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) 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 regarding the right to vote. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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 the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Each citizen of the United States who is of legal voting age shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. The right to vote in a public election shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, any State, or any other public or private person or entity, except that the United States or, in the case of elections held in the State, a State may establish requirements narrowly tailored to preserve the integrity of elections. ``Section 2. Each State shall administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards that the Congress shall establish by law. ``Section 3. Each State shall provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election. ``Section 4. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.''. <all>

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