US Congress Senate Joint Resolution 75 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on August 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4734-4735; text: CR S4735)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment related to the fundamental right to vote. Specifically, it grants every U.S. citizen of legal voting age the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. Next, it specifies that the fundamental right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, unless the denial or abridgment is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest by the least restrictive means. Finally, it repeals a specific portion of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which allows for the denial of the right to vote based on crime. (Currently, some states disallow individuals from voting, either temporarily or indefinitely, after incarceration for a felony.)

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the fundamental right to vote.

Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4734-4735; text: CR S4735)

HJR93 (Related) 2020-08-07 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/75/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sjres75/BILLS-116sjres75is.pdf