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

IA 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting the right of citizens to vote. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 4, 2021 Mr. COOPER submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting the right of citizens to vote. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled 2 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 States within seven years after the date of its submission 8 for ratification: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Jan 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ5.IH HJ5 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 5 IH ‘‘ARTICLE — 1 ‘‘SEC. 1. The right of a citizen of the United States, 2 who is 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied 3 or abridged by the United States or by any State, unless, 4 at the time of an election, such citizen is serving a sen- 5 tence of imprisonment for a felony in a correctional facil- 6 ity. 7 ‘‘SEC. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce 8 this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Jan 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ5.IH HJ5 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS