U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1539: 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.
Status: In committee, September 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 15, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1539 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2026 Ms. Mejia (for herself, Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Randall , Mr. Subramanyam , and Mr. Clyburn ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION 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. Whereas the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees equal protection of the laws to all persons and establishes citizenship for all persons born or naturalized in the United States; Whereas the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; Whereas these amendments were won through the sacrifice of formerly enslaved people, and later defended by generations of community leaders and organizers, including the marchers beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama; Whereas the …
Sponsors
- Mejia, Analilia (D) · primary sponsor
- Emanuel Cleaver (D, HD-005)
- Emily Randall (D, HD-006)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D, HD-010)
- James Clyburn (D, HD-006)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, HD-012)
- Pramila Jayapal (D, HD-007)
- Lauren Underwood (D, HD-014)
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019)
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HR1539?
- HR1539 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): 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.
- What is the status of HR1539?
- In committee as of September 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1539?
- Mejia, Analilia (D), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1539?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1539
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