HJRES 28 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

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

Introduced Mar 2, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. D-IL

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Latest action · Mar 2, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 2, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that all U.S. citizens who are eighteen years of age or older shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.

Requires each State to: (1) administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards established by the Congress; and (2) provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.

Cosponsors 61

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2005 to Dec 7, 2006; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-ALArtur DavisOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 2, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-GADavid ScottOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalMar 2, 2005
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 2, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-FLKendrick B. MeekOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-NJRush HoltOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMar 2, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMar 2, 2005
D-CABob FilnerApr 13, 2005
D-WIGwen MooreApr 13, 2005
D-CALinda T. SánchezApr 13, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaApr 13, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaMar 8, 2006
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsMar 8, 2006
D-ILLane EvansDec 7, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 2, 2005

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2005Introduced in House
  2. Mar 2, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

Subjects

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Text 1

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  1. Mar 2, 2005Introduced in House

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