118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
January 11, 2023
Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Casten, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Trahan, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein),
“ section 1. The twenty-sixth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.
“ section 2. The right of citizens of the United States, who are sixteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
“ section 3. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”.