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Resolution · 119th Congress · SJRES 212

A joint resolution 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 2026-08-07Topic: governance ethics

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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 primary or other elections for President, Vice President, presidential electors, U.S. Senator, or U.S. Representative. Each state legislature would write laws to enforce the amendment, and Congress could make or change those rules at any time by law. 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
2026-08-07SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-08-07Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-01. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.