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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

Introduced: November 7, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 11, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 7, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 7, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and the Vice President of the United States.

What's happening now December 11, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 14, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 117: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-117/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 117: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-117/.
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H.J. Res. 117, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-117/.
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[H.J. Res. 117: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-117/)
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