Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
Latest action · Feb 28, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Grants all U.S. citizens who are 18 years of age or older the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. Prohibits the United States, any state, or any other public or private person or entity from denying or abridging the right to vote, but allows regulations narrowly tailored to produce efficient and honest elections.
Requires each state to: (1) administer public elections in the state in accordance with election performance standards established by Congress, and (2) provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2011 to May 30, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 30, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2011 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Feb 28, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Feb 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H776.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
