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HJRES 36 112th Congress House

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…

Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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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
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 Latest action February 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and the Vice President.

(Abolishes the Electoral College.)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
GREEN, GENE
· Nov 17, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 29, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jul 29, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 29, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Jul 29, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 29, 2011
WATT, MELVIN
· Jul 29, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 36: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-36/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 36: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-36/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 36, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-36/.
Markdown link
[H.J. Res. 36: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-36/)
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