H.J.Res. 16

Summary

H.J.Res. 16, “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older”, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Grace Meng (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.J.Res. 16 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 HJ 16 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-09
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 IA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. J. RES. 16  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2025   Ms. Meng  (for herself,  Mr. Casten ,  Ms. Bonamici ,  Ms. Pressley ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Mr. Mullin , and  Ms. Tlaib ) 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 extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
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1.
The twenty-sixth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.
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.
3.
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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Sponsors

Rep. Grace Meng (D) sponsors H.J.Res. 16, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Grace Meng

Rep. · D–NY-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 9, 2025

Suzanne Bonamici

Rep. · D–OR-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Sean Casten

Rep. · D–IL-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Kevin Mullin

Rep. · D–CA-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Ayanna Pressley

Rep. · D–MA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Janice Schakowsky

Rep. · D–IL-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Rashida Tlaib

Rep. · D–MI-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.J.Res. 16 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.J.Res. 16 has taken 2 actions since Jan 9, 2025.

Votes

H.J.Res. 16 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.J.Res. 16 goes by 2 titles.

• Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. — Official Title as Introduced
• Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 16 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.J.Res. 16’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Legislative Subjects

H.J.Res. 16 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Age discrimination to Voting rights.

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