H.J.Res. 196House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

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H.J.Res. 196 proposes a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee every citizen of voting age the right to vote in any public election in their place of residence. It would limit any denial of that right to narrowly‑tailored election‑integrity requirements and give Congress authority to set election standards and enforce the amendment.

Key Provisions

Section 1: Guarantees the right to vote for all citizens of legal voting age and bars the United States, any state, or any other entity from denying that right, except for narrowly‑tailored integrity requirements.
Section 2: Requires each state to run elections according to performance standards that Congress would establish by law.
Section 3: Requires states to allow eligible voters to register and vote on the same day as any public election.
Section 4: Gives Congress the power to enforce and implement the amendment through legislation.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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June 11, 2026

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Introduced in House

June 11, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

June 11, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 11, 2026

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.

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:

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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 of elections held in the State, a State may establish requirements narrowly tailored to preserve the integrity of elections.

Each State shall administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards that the Congress shall establish by law.

Each State shall provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.

The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.