United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 127 (105th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish an elected Officer of the United States with the responsibilities of the Attorney General.
Introduced
6 August 1998
Last action
26 August 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires election of an officer of the United States with the responsibilities of the Attorney General whenever an election for the President is held.
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Timeline
6 August 1998
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 August 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 August 1998 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 1998
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 August 1998
Sponsors
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5] · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-joint-resolution/127
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hjres/127
- us · 105-hjres-127 · source updated 2 January 2025