A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections.

United States119th CongressSJRES-212Senate
Updated: Aug 7, 2026

Summary

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the United States Constitution, explicitly stating that only citizens of the United States may qualify to vote in federal elections. This restriction would apply to all primary or other elections for President, Vice President, electors for President or Vice President, and for Senator or Representative in Congress. The proposed amendment mandates that each state's legislature shall prescribe appropriate legislation to enforce this article within its borders. However, it also grants Congress the power to make or alter such regulations at any time and to enforce the article for the District of Columbia. For this amendment to become part of the Constitution, it would require ratification by conventions in three-fourths of the several States.

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  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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