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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
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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
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 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 7 Identical bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 5, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 21: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-21/
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"H.J. Res. 21: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-21/.
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H.J. Res. 21, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-21/.
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