United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 131 (106th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors for the election of the President and Vice President.
Introduced
7 December 2000
Last action
7 December 2000 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides for a new procedure for appointment of electors for the election of the President and Vice President under which the number of Electors in each State appointed for each candidate shall bear the same ratio to the total number of Electors as each candidate's popular vote total bears to the overall popular vote total in the State.
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Timeline
7 December 2000
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 December 2000
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H12034)
Source: IntroReferral
7 December 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 December 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 December 2000 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 December 2000
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 December 2000
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 December 2000
Sponsors
- ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-joint-resolution/131
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hjres/131
- us · 106-hjres-131 · source updated 2 January 2025