Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

IA 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 23 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2019 Ms. MENG (for herself and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced 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 extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 2 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 01:43 Jan 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ23.IH HJ23 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HJ 23 IH ‘‘ARTICLE — 1 ‘‘SECTION 1. The twenty-sixth article of amendment 2 to the Constitution of the United States is hereby re- 3 pealed. 4 ‘‘SECTION 2. The right of citizens of the United 5 States, who are sixteen years of age or older, to vote shall 6 not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any 7 State on account of age. 8 ‘‘SECTION 3. The Congress shall have power to en- 9 force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Jan 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ23.IH HJ23 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS