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

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

Introduced Jun 11, 2026

Latest action (Jun 11, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Issues
Voting & Elections

Summary
  • Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing that each citizen of legal voting age has the right to vote in any public election in their jurisdiction, with narrow exceptions for election integrity requirements.
  • Requires each state to administer public elections in accordance with election performance standards to be established by Congress.
  • Requires each state to provide eligible voters the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.
  • Grants Congress the power to enforce and implement the amendment through appropriate legislation.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Jonathan L. Jackson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • ARISTA NETWORKS INC. $13,200
  • VERANDAH $13,200
  • MEDSTAR LABORATORY INC. $9,300
  • CLAYTON LAW FIRM $6,800
  • EAGLES LANDING PARTNERS $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jonathan L. Jackson → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Jun 11, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Jun 11, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • SJRES 186 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the fundamental right to vote. · Introduced Apr 27, 2026 · Cong. 119 88%
  • HJRES 191 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Congress and the States shall have certain authority to regulate and limit contributions and spending in campaigns for elections for public office, elections for public office, and ballot initiatives and referendums. · Introduced Jun 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 80%
  • HJRES 152 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections. · Introduced Mar 19, 2026 · Cong. 119 78%
  • HJRES 107 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit voting in Federal, State, or local elections by individuals who are not citizens of the United States. · Introduced Jul 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 75%
  • SJRES 43 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%
  • SJRES 78 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns. · Introduced Sep 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jun 11, 2026

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Full text

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.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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:

“Article—

“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 of elections held in the State, a State may establish requirements narrowly tailored to preserve the integrity of elections. “Section 2. Each State shall administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards that the Congress shall establish by law. “Section 3. Each State shall provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election. “Section 4. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.”. <all>

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