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HJRES 50 109th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitutional amendments Death Election candidates Electoral college Law Presidential elections Presidential succession Vice Presidents

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: May 12, 2005 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 12, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 12, 2005
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.

What's happening now June 6, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 50: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-50/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 50: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-50/.
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H.J. Res. 50, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-50/.
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[H.J. Res. 50: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-50/)
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