Expressing the sense of Congress that the date of the 2020 United States Presidential election shall be held on November 3, 2020.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 1076 Expressing the sense of Congress that the date of the 2020 United States Presidential election shall be held on November 3, 2020. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 31, 2020 Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CRIST, Ms. BASS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CORREA, Mr. ALLRED, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. SOTO, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. MENG, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. WELCH, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. WILD, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CICILLINE, and Ms. PRESSLEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that the date of the 2020 United States Presidential election shall be held on No- vember 3, 2020. Whereas, on July 30, 2020, President Trump suggested de- laying the date of the United States Presidential election when he tweeted: ‘‘With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:08 Jul 31, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1076.IH HR1076 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 1076 IH INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???’’; Whereas according to section 1 of title 3, United States Code, ‘‘The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in every fourth year suc- ceeding every election of a President and Vice President’’; Whereas, in November 2020, the Tuesday after the first Monday is November 3d; Whereas the Presidential election has always been held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, for a total of 43 times, since 1845; Whereas the Presidential election has never been moved, even during times of crisis such as world war, economic de- pression, and civil unrest; Whereas article II, section 1, clause 4 of the Constitution em- powers only Congress with the authority to change this date, a power that does not extend to the Executive Of- fice of the President; Whereas both Republican and Democratic Members of Con- gress have expressed opposition to changing the date of the 2020 Presidential election; Whereas mail-in voting is a secure method of casting a vote and participating in the electoral process; and Whereas States count all cast ballots, whether mailed in ab- sentee or cast in person: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:08 Jul 31, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1076.IH HR1076 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 1076 IH (1) recognizes that the United States of Amer- 1 ica, as a democracy, shall hold elections as constitu- 2 tionally mandated and legally authorized; 3 (2) confirms that the 2020 Presidential election 4 shall be held on November 3, 2020; and 5 (3) strongly condemns any and all efforts by in- 6 dividuals in positions of power, including public offi- 7 cials and the media, to intentionally weaken Amer- 8 ican democratic institutions. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:08 Jul 31, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR1076.IH HR1076 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS