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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States.

USA115th CongressHJRES-28| House 
| Updated: 1/31/2017
Eliot L. Engel

Eliot L. Engel

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • January 13, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 13, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • January 31, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Government Operations and Politics

Commemorative events and holidaysCongressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsVoting rights

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States.

USA115th CongressHJRES-28| House 
| Updated: 1/31/2017
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.
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Timeline
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • January 13, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 13, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • January 31, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Eliot L. Engel

Eliot L. Engel

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Commemorative events and holidaysCongressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsVoting rights