United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 71 (108th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States deeming Presidential nominees to be appointed at the time of nomination subject to disapproval by the Senate within 120 days of receiving the nomination from the President.
Introduced
1 October 2003
Last action
22 October 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8], Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires any judge, ambassador, or other officer nominated by the President under the Constitution to be appointed at the time of nomination subject to disapproval by a majority vote of Senators serving at the time of the nomination, except that such disapproval shall be effective only if it occurs during the 120-day period (excluding days on which the Senate is not in session) which begins on the date the Senate receives such nomination.
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Timeline
1 October 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 October 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 October 2003 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-joint-resolution/71
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/71
- us · 108-hjres-71 · source updated 7 April 2025