United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 117 (104th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
Introduced
7 November 1995
Last action
11 December 1995 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and the Vice President of the United States.
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Timeline
7 November 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 December 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 November 1995 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-joint-resolution/117
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hjres/117
- us · 104-hjres-117 · source updated 2 January 2025