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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses the President of the United States in the event no candidate…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses the President of the United States in the event no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes.

Introduced: December 18, 2007 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Dec 18, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 18, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - States that whenever the right to choose the President devolves upon the House of Representatives, the Members of the House shall cast votes on an individual basis, and the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes cast by the Members shall be the President so long as such number is a majority of the votes cast.

What's happening now 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. 73: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses the President of the United States in the event no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-73/
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"H.J. Res. 73: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses the President of the United States in the event no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-73/.
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H.J. Res. 73, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-73/.
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[H.J. Res. 73: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses the President of the United States in the event no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-73/)
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