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HJRES 56 110th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preser… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect their Representatives and Senators in Congress.

Introduced: October 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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 Latest action January 14, 2008

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 56: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect their Representatives and Senators in Congress.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-56/
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"H.J. Res. 56: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect their Representatives and Senators in Congress.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-56/.
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H.J. Res. 56, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-56/.
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[H.J. Res. 56: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect their Representatives and Senators in Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-56/)
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