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HJRES 21 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Members of Congress Senate

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.

Introduced: February 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2009
Committee Hearings Held.
Mar 11, 2009
Committee on the Judiciary. Joint hearings held Subcommittee on The Constitution and Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-203.
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 11, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 11, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person shall be a Senator from a state unless such person has been elected by the people thereof, and that when vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

What's happening now March 11, 2009

Committee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1