HJRES 36
112th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.
Introduced: February 14, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and the Vice President.
(Abolishes the Electoral College.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
2