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 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. J. RES. 98 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 OCTOBER 6, 2020 Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota 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 States within seven years after the date of its submission 8 for ratification: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:07 Oct 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ98.IH HJ98 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 98 IH ‘‘ARTICLE — 1 ‘‘SECTION 1. The twenty-third article of amendment 2 to the Constitution of the United States is hereby re- 3 pealed. 4 ‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to en- 5 force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:07 Oct 06, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ98.IH HJ98 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS