United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 57 (118th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.
Introduced
18 April 2023
Last action
18 April 2023 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Kevin Kiley
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
24 July 2024
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment regarding the election of Senators. Specifically, the joint resolution (1) specifies that no person shall be a Senator from a state unless such person has been elected by the people of that state, and (2) requires the executive authority of a state to issue a writ of election to fill any vacancy in a state's representation in the Senate.
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Timeline
18 April 2023
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
18 April 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 April 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 April 2023 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 April 2023
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 April 2023
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 April 2023
Sponsors
- Kevin Kiley · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/57
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/57
- us · 118-hjres-57 · source updated 24 July 2024