United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 28 (105th)
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
9 January 1997
Last action
4 September 1997 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
7 April 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
9 January 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E81-82)
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
4 September 1997
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 January 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-joint-resolution/28
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hjres/28
- us · 105-hjres-28 · source updated 7 April 2025