[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 195 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 195

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of United 
                          States territories.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 1993

 Mr. de Lugo (for himself, Mr. Edwards of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
 Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Penny, 
Mrs. Mink, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Coleman, 
   Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Waters, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hastings, Mr. 
  Berman, Mrs. Meek, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
 Vento, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Dellums, 
and Mr. Underwood) introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of United 
                          States territories.

    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 the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in 
the election for President and Vice President shall not be denied or 
abridged by the United States or by any State on account of residency 
in a territory of the United States.
    ``Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article 
by appropriate legislation.''.

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