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Resolution · 119th Congress · HJRES 196

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

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Introduced 2026-06-11Topic: elections democracy · civil rights

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This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would give every U.S. citizen of legal voting age the right to vote in any public election where they live. It would bar the federal government, states, and any public or private person or entity from denying or limiting that right, except that the federal government or a state could set requirements narrowly tailored to preserve election integrity. States would have to run elections under performance standards set by Congress and let eligible voters register and vote on election day. The amendment would take effect only if ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-06-11HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-06-11Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-06-11Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.