PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HJRES

H.J.Res. 7 (116th)

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.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

3 January 2019

Last action

3 January 2019 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Sponsors

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], JAMES COOPER, Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], PETER DEFAZIO, Anna Eshoo, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Bill Pascrell, Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

3 January 2025

Rule of law

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

  1. 3 January 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

    Source: Committee

  2. 3 January 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

Sponsors

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.