US Congress House Joint Resolution 28 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that: (1) requires the President and Vice President to be elected by the citizens of the United States, (2) prohibits infringing on the right to vote by imposing any undue burden of proof of identity or proof of citizenship, (3) prohibits any involvement in elections by foreign persons, (4) prohibits undue or anonymous influence in elections from any person, (5) requires voting districts to be geographically compact and composed of contiguous territory, (6) prohibits any citizen who has reached 18 years of age from being barred from participating in elections on account of failure to register to vote, and (7) designates election day as a national holiday.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States.

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]

Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]

Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/28/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hjres28/BILLS-115hjres28ih.pdf