SJRES 7
111th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Members of Congress
Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.
Introduced: January 29, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1