Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

IA 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 19 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 25, 2021 Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. FALLON, and Mr. BAIRD) 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 to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:37 Jan 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ19.IH HJ19 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 19 IH States within seven years after the date of its submission 1 for ratification: 2 ‘‘ARTICLE — 3 ‘‘SECTION 1. The twenty-third article of amendment 4 to the Constitution of the United States is hereby re- 5 pealed. 6 ‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to en- 7 force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:37 Jan 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ19.IH HJ19 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS