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title: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote."
identifier: "117-HJRES-98"
congress: 117
bill_number: 98
bill_type: "HJRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/117/bills/hjres/98"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/98"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T23:44:00.118Z"
---
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 after the date of its submission for ratification:
> "ARTICLE —SECTION. 1Every citizen of the United States, who is of legal voting age, shall have the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.SECTION. 2Congress shall have the power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation."