[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 7 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 7

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2013

    Mrs. Christensen (for herself and Ms. Bordallo) 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 all 
              United States territories and commonwealths.

    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 or commonwealth of the United States.
    ``Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article 
by appropriate legislation.''.
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