legislation: 117-hjres-5
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| 117-hjres-5 | 117 | hjres | 5 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting the right of citizens to vote. | Government Operations and Politics | 2021-01-04 | 2021-03-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | House | Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] | TN | D | C000754 | 0 | This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that grants U.S. citizens who are 18 years of age or older a right to vote unless they are serving a sentence for a felony in a correctional facility at the time of an election. (Currently, some states disallow individuals from voting, either temporarily or indefinitely, after incarceration for a felony.) | 2023-01-11T13:43:44Z |