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Resolution · 119th Congress · HJRES 152

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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Introduced 2026-03-19Topic: elections democracy · immigration · civil rights

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This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating that only U.S. citizens may qualify to vote in primaries or other elections for President, Vice President, presidential electors, Senators, or Representatives. Each state legislature would pass laws to enforce the amendment, and Congress could make or change those rules at any time. Congress would enforce the amendment for the District of Columbia. The amendment would take effect only if ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the states.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-03-19HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-03-19Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-03-19Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.