United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 295 (116th)
Reaffirming that voting is a fundamental right of all eligible United States citizens and recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens.
Introduced
8 April 2019
Last action
3 May 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sponsors
Bob Gibbs, Steve King, Paul Gosar, Randy Weber, Debbie Lesko
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This resolution reaffirms that voting is a fundamental right of citizenship and declares that allowing immigrants not legally in the country the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of U.S. citizens.
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Timeline
8 April 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
8 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 April 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 April 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 April 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 April 2019
Sponsors
- Bob Gibbs · R · Sponsor
- Steve King · R · Sponsor
- Paul Gosar · R · Sponsor
- Randy Weber · R · Sponsor
- Debbie Lesko · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/295
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hres/295
- us · 116-hres-295 · source updated 3 January 2025