United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 19 (115th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
Introduced
5 January 2017
Last action
11 January 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Vice President to be elected directly by the people of the states and the District of Columbia.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
5 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2017
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E24-25)
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
- related to ← Every Vote Counts Amendment
- related to ← Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/19
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/19
- us · 115-hjres-19 · source updated 3 January 2025