United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 596 (93rd)
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the election of the President and Vice President.
Introduced
5 June 1973
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Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that, whenever the Congress may determine that the President has lost the confidence of the people to so great an extent that he can no longer effectively perform his responsibilities, the Congress may by law provide that the term of the President and Vice President shall end on a date certain before the expiration of the four-year term and may by law provide for a special election for the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. Provides that, unless the incumbent President or Vice President shall have been impeached and removed from office, they shall be eligible to seek election.
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1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 June 1973
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/596
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hjres/596