This joint resolution proposes a Constitutional amendment that would say only citizens may qualify to vote in federal elections. Section 1 would limit who may vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress to citizens of the United States. Section 2 says state legislatures must prescribe appropriate legislation to enforce the article, but Congress may at any time make or change those rules. Congress would have power to enforce the amendment for the District constituting the seat of Government. The resolution must be ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the States to become part of the Constitution. The resolution was introduced in the House on March 19, 2026, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Sponsors listed in the metadata include Laurel Lee and several other members of the House.
If ratified, the Constitution would say only citizens can qualify to vote in federal-level contests listed in the amendment (President, Vice President, presidential electors, Senators, and Representatives), including primaries. States would write rules to enforce that requirement, and Congress could also make or change rules and would enforce the rule for the District constituting the seat of Government.
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