[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 212 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 212

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
  ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 7, 2026

 Mr. Schmitt introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
  ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections.

    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 conventions in three-fourths of the several States:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. Only citizens of the United States may qualify to vote 
in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for 
electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or 
Representative in Congress.
    ``Section 2. Appropriate legislation to enforce this article shall 
be prescribed in each State by the legislature thereof; but the 
Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations. 
Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate 
legislation for the District constituting the seat of Government of the 
United States.''.
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