H.Con.Res. 247 · 109th Congress
Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification…
Full title
Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens.
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Clay19 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) a requirement that U.S. citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens; (2) the Department of Justice should vigorously enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and challenge…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 20, 2005
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) a requirement that U.S. citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens; (2) the Department of Justice should vigorously enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and challenge any state law that limits a citizen's ability to vote based on discriminatory photo identification requirements; and (3) any effort to impose national photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens.
Latest action (Oct 17, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 20, 2005
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No recorded floor vote found.