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HJRES 36 110th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.

Introduced: September 10, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

(Abolishes the Electoral College.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 39 Related bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 10, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 36: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-36/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 36: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-36/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 36, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-36/.
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[H.J. Res. 36: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-36/)
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