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SJRES 7 111th Congress Senate

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.

Introduced: March 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 6, 2009
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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.
Jan 29, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1067-1069)
Jan 29, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 6, 2009

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 21 Identical bill 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 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 9, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 7: A joint resolution 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-SJRES-7/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 7: A joint resolution 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-SJRES-7/.
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S.J. Res. 7, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SJRES-7/.
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[S.J. Res. 7: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SJRES-7/)
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