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title: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the equal application to the Senators and Representatives of the laws that apply to all citizens of the United States."
identifier: "114-HJRES-89"
congress: 114
bill_number: 89
bill_type: "HJRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/hjres/89"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/89"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T02:20:37.941Z"
---
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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
> "ARTICLE —Congress shall make no law respecting the citizens of the United States that does not also apply to the Senators and Representatives."