United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 17 (116th)
A joint resolution 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.
Introduced
2 April 2019
Last action
2 April 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Vice President to be elected directly by the people of the states, the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.
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Timeline
2 April 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 April 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/17
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/sjres/17
- us · 116-sjres-17 · source updated 10 August 2026