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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House of Representatives in the event a significant number of…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House of Representatives in the event a significant number of Members are unable to serve at any time because of a national emergency.

Introduced: October 10, 2001 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 28, 2002

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Nov 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Oct 10, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Oct 10, 2001

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that if at any time 25 percent or more of the Members of the House of Representatives are unable to carry out their duties because of death or incapacity, each Governor of a State represented by such Member shall appoint an otherwise qualified individual to take the place of the Member as soon as practicable (but in no event later than seven days) after certification of the Member's death or incapacity.

Requires an individual appointed to take the place of the Member to serve until a Member is elected to fill the vacancy by a special election to be held at any time during the 90-day period which begins on the date of the individual's appointment, in accordance with the applicable laws regarding special elections in the State involved; except that if a regularly scheduled general election for the office will be held during such period or 30 days thereafter, no special election shall be held and the Member elected in such regularly scheduled general election shall fill the vacancy upon election. Allows such appointed individual to be a candidate in such a special election or in such a regularly scheduled general election.

What's happening now February 28, 2002

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 10

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Nov 1, 2001

Smith, Adam

Washington · Nov 1, 2001

Waters, Maxine

California · Nov 1, 2001

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Oct 30, 2001

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Oct 25, 2001

Doggett, Lloyd

Texas · Oct 25, 2001

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Oct 25, 2001

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Oct 25, 2001

Sherman, Brad

California · Oct 25, 2001

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Oct 25, 2001

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 67: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House of Representatives in the event a significant number of Members are unable to serve at any time because of a national emergency.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-67/

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"H.J. Res. 67: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House of Representatives in the event a significant number of Members are unable to serve at any time because of a national emergency.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-67/.

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H.J. Res. 67, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-67/.

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[H.J. Res. 67: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House of Representatives in the event a significant number of Members are unable to serve at any time because of a national emergency.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-67/)