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H.J. Res. 217 100th Congress House

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the appointment of electors of President and Vice President by the Virgin Islands of the United…

Official title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the appointment of electors of President and Vice President b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the appointment of electors of President and Vice President by the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Introduced: March 31, 1987 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics American SamoaConstitution and constitutional amendmentsConstitutional amendmentsElectoral college
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GuamNorthern Mariana IslandsPolitical representationPresidential electionsTerritories (U.S.)Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsVice Presidential electionsVice PresidentsVirgin IslandsVoting
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Mar 31, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 31, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 3, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the appointment by the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands of electors of the President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which such territories would be entitled if they together were a single State, but in no event more electors than the least populous State appoints.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 217: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the appointment of electors of President and Vice President by the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-217/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 217: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the appointment of electors of President and Vice President by the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-217/.
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H.J. Res. 217, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-217/.
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[H.J. Res. 217: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the appointment of electors of President and Vice President by the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-217/)
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