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Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 673 (100th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1988

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District of Columbia shall elect the President and Vice President. Requires the electors of President and Vice President in each State to have the qualifications requisite for congressional electors from that State, except that for electors of President and Vice President the legislature of any State may prescribe less restrictive residence qualifications and the Congress may establish uniform residence and age qualifications. Provides that the persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected, if such number be at least 40 percent of the whole number of votes cast. Provides that if no person has such number, a runoff election shall be held in which the choice of President and Vice President shall be made from the persons who received the two highest number of votes. Requires the days for such elections to be determined by the Congress. Requires the Congress to prescribe by law the time, place, and manner in which the results of such elections shall be ascertained and declared. Requires each elector to cast a single vote jointly applicable to President and Vice President. Allows the Congress to provide for the case of the death of any candidate for President or Vice President before the day on which the President-elect or Vice President-elect has been chosen, and for the case of a tie in any election.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 389 (100th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1988

Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the term of office of the President and Vice President to end at noon on the 20th of November and the terms of Senators and Representatives to end at noon on the 15th day of November, and for the terms of their successors to begin at such times.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 656 (100th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1988

Constitutional Amendment - Proclaims the English language to be the official language of the United States. Prohibits the United States or any State from requiring the use of any other language. States that this article shall not prohibit any law, program, or policy to: (1) provide educational instruction in a language other than English for the purpose of making students proficient in English; (2) teach a foreign language to students who are already proficient in English; (3) protect public health and safety; or (4) allow translators for litigants, defendants, or witnesses. Authorizes the Congress and the States to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 377 (100th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution regarding federal taxation of State obligations.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1988

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Federal taxation of the interest derived from State obligations issued for a public purpose.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 642 (100th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to be known as the "Fair Committee Representation Amendment", to require that the voting strength of political parties on committees of Congress be reflective of the relative voting strength of the political parties represented in each House of Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1988

Constitutional Amendment - Requires each committee of the Congress to be appointed so that the voting strength of each political party on that committee reflects the relative voting strength of that political party in the relevant House.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 362 (100th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to the election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1988

Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct election of the President and Vice President and eliminates the electoral college. Declares that the times, places, and manner of holding presidential elections and entitlement to inclusion on the ballot shall be prescribed by State law, but that the Congress may by law make or alter such regulations. States that the days for such elections shall be determined by the Congress and shall be uniform throughout the United States. Requires the Congress to prescribe the times, places, and manner in which the results of such elections shall be ascertained and declared. Requires such elections, other than runoff elections, to be held not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and the results declared no later than 30 days after the date of the election. Authorizes the Congress to provide for the case of death, inability, or withdrawal of any candidate for President or Vice President before an election and for the case of the death of either the President-elect or Vice President-elect.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 606 (100th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the limitation of expenditures in elections for public office.

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1988

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress has the power to impose, by appropriate legislation, limitations on the amount of expenditures relating to elections for Federal office. Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the States from imposing limitations on the amount of expenditures relating to elections for State and local offices.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 331 (100th)passed

A concurrent resolution to acknowledge the contribution of the Iroquois Confederacy of Nations to the development of the United States Constitution and to reaffirm the continuing government-to-government relationship between Indian tribes and the United States established in the Constitution.

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1988

Acknowledges the contribution made by the Iroquois Confederacy and other Indian nations to the formation and development of the United States. Reaffirms the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Indian tribes. Reaffirms the trust responsibility and obligation of the Government to Indian tribes, including Alaska Natives. Acknowledges the need to exercise good faith in upholding treaties with the various tribes.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 548 (100th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Representatives and to limit the number of consecutive terms Senators and Representatives may serve.

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1988

Constitutional Amendment - Provides for a four-year term of office for Members of the House of Representatives. Limits Representatives to three consecutive four-year terms and Senators to two consecutive six-year terms.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 532 (100th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the President from granting a pardon to an individual who has been employed by the Federal Government during such President's term of office.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1988

Constitutional Amendment - States that the President may not grant a reprieve or a pardon to an individual who has been employed by the Government during such President's term of office.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 529 (100th)referred

A joint resolution declaring that the preborn are persons entitled to the guarantees contained in the fifth, thirteenth, and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America and prohibiting abortion within the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988

Declares that all human beings, from the moment of conception and without regard to age, health, or condition of dependency, are persons entitled to the guarantees contained in the fifth, 13th, and 14th amendments to the Constitution. Prohibits abortion.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 282 (100th)open

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect Congressional, and Presidential elections.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1988

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress has the power to set limits on campaign expenditures by, in support of, or in opposition to any candidate in any primary or other election for Federal office. Declares that the States have such power with respect to State or local elections.