U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HJR196: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
Status: In committee, June 11, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 11, 2026:
IA 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2026 Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Pocan , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Fields , Ms. Simon , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Titus , Mr. Figures , Ms. Craig , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Stansbury , Ms. Norton , and Ms. Wasserman Schultz ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. SECTION 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 the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: -- SECTION 1. Each citizen of the United States who is of legal voting age shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. The right to vote in a public election shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, any State, or any other public or private person or entity, except that the United States or, in the case …
Sponsors
- Jonathan Jackson (D, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Mark Pocan (D, HD-002)
- Ro Khanna (D)
- Nikema Williams (D, HD-005)
- Cleo Fields (D, HD-006)
- Lateefah Simon (D)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12)
- Dina Titus (D, HD-001)
- Shomari Figures (D, HD-002)
- Angela Craig (D, HD-MN-2)
- John Larson (D, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HJR196?
- HJR196 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
- What is the status of HJR196?
- In committee as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR196?
- Jonathan Jackson (D, HD-001), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR196?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-jres/196
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