The Hands Off Our Election Resolution of 2023

Bill: 118-hconres-45
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Hands Off Our Election Resolution of 2023</b></p> <p>This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that federal overreach into election law violates the states' constitutional right to govern aspects of election law under Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution (which includes clause 1, known as the Elections Clause, that provides states with the initial and principal authority to administer elections within their jurisdictions).</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 45 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2023 Mr. 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.