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IA117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. J. RES. 98IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 21, 2022Mr. Pocan (for himself, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. Yarmuth) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryJOINT RESOLUTIONProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

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 after the date of its submission for ratification: —

1.Every citizen of the United States, who is of legal voting age, shall have the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.

2.Congress shall have the power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.

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