Affirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to defend the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution and to oppose efforts to intimidate voters, suppress the vote, or interfere with free and fair elections.

This resolution states the position of the House of Representatives on voting rights and elections. It condemns sending troops, armed federal agents, or immigration enforcement personnel to or near polling places except to repel an imminent armed attack, and asks the Department of Homeland Security to state in writing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not operate at or near polling places. It opposes the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, any proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, and any federal national database of confidential voter registration information. It supports restoring federal preclearance and Voting Rights Act section 2 protections and calls on the Speaker to commit in writing to promptly swearing in elected Members. As a resolution, it does not change law.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Analilia Mejia Democrat sponsor
• 9 cosponsors