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HJRES 121 112th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President wh… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the popular vote.

Introduced: October 23, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 6, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Oct 23, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 23, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 6, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 121: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the popular vote.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-121/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 121: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the popular vote.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-121/.
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H.J. Res. 121, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-121/.
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[H.J. Res. 121: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the popular vote.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-121/)
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