United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 21 (111th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.
Introduced
11 February 2009
Last action
11 March 2009 · Committee
Status
Committee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person shall be a Senator from a state unless such person has been elected by the people thereof, and that when vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
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Timeline
11 February 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
11 March 2009
Committee
Committee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
11 March 2009
Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Joint hearings held Subcommittee on The Constitution and Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-203.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 February 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-joint-resolution/21
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hjres/21
- us · 111-hjres-21 · source updated 10 August 2026