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HJRES196Referred to Committee

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

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-11
Introduced
15
Cosponsors
HJRES
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Type

Sponsor

Jonathan L. Jackson
Jonathan L. Jackson
Democrat · IL · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (531 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000309

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (15)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

15 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-11

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-06-11

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