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House joint resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

H.J.Res. 28Introduced Mar 2, 2005Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Jesse Jackson D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

61 cosponsors — 60 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 61 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and 31 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jesse Jackson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-2 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.