US HJR21 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-11 - Committee on the Judiciary. Joint hearings held Subcommittee on The Constitution and Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-203.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-11 - Committee on the Judiciary. Joint hearings held Subcommittee on The Constitution and Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-203.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person shall be a Senator from a state unless such person has been elected by the people thereof, and that when vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Title
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.
Sponsors
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. David Dreier [R-CA] | Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC] |
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA] | Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL] | Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR] | Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI] |
Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-03-11 | Committee on the Judiciary. Joint hearings held Subcommittee on The Constitution and Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-203. | |
2009-03-11 | Committee Hearings Held. | |
2009-03-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | |
2009-02-11 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
SJR7 (Same As) 2009-08-06 - Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Subjects
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Members of Congress
Senate
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Members of Congress
Senate
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-joint-resolution/21/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hjres21/BILLS-111hjres21ih.pdf |