[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1076 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1076

   Expressing the sense of Congress that the date of the 2020 United 
    States Presidential election shall be held on November 3, 2020.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2020

    Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
   McGovern, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. 
Kilmer, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Takano, Ms. Judy Chu of 
California, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Crist, Ms. Bass, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Brendan 
  F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Lee of 
   California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
Correa, Mr. Allred, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, 
    Mr. Soto, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
     Connolly, Ms. Norton, Mr. Welch, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
   Blumenauer, Mr. Cisneros, Mrs. Luria, Ms. Wild, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
 Jayapal, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cicilline, and 
Ms. Pressley) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of Congress that the date of the 2020 United 
    States Presidential election shall be held on November 3, 2020.

Whereas, on July 30, 2020, President Trump suggested delaying the date of the 
        United States Presidential election when he tweeted: ``With Universal 
        Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the 
        most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great 
        embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, 
        securely and safely vote???'';
Whereas according to section 1 of title 3, United States Code, ``The electors of 
        President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on the 
        Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in every fourth year 
        succeeding every election of a President and Vice President'';
Whereas, in November 2020, the Tuesday after the first Monday is November 3d;
Whereas the Presidential election has always been held on the Tuesday following 
        the first Monday in November, for a total of 43 times, since 1845;
Whereas the Presidential election has never been moved, even during times of 
        crisis such as world war, economic depression, and civil unrest;
Whereas article II, section 1, clause 4 of the Constitution empowers only 
        Congress with the authority to change this date, a power that does not 
        extend to the Executive Office of the President;
Whereas both Republican and Democratic Members of Congress have expressed 
        opposition to changing the date of the 2020 Presidential election;
Whereas mail-in voting is a secure method of casting a vote and participating in 
        the electoral process; and
Whereas States count all cast ballots, whether mailed in absentee or cast in 
        person: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes that the United States of America, as a 
        democracy, shall hold elections as constitutionally mandated 
        and legally authorized;
            (2) confirms that the 2020 Presidential election shall be 
        held on November 3, 2020; and
            (3) strongly condemns any and all efforts by individuals in 
        positions of power, including public officials and the media, 
        to intentionally weaken American democratic institutions.
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