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IV
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 45
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 18, 2023Mr. Santos submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not encroach upon the States’ constitutional right to govern aspects of election law.
Whereas article I, section 4 of the Constitution of the United States designates to the States the right to govern aspects of election law; and Whereas H.R. 1 of the 117th Congress amounts to Federal overreach: Now, therefore, be it
1.
Short title
This concurrent resolution may be cited as The Hands Off Our Election Resolution of 2023.
2.
Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that Federal overreach into election law violates the States’ constitutional right to govern aspects of election law as prescribed by article 1, section 4 of the Constitution of the United States.