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HJRES 102 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Every Vote Counts Amendment

Introduced: November 17, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 5, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Nov 17, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

Every Vote Counts Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and the Vice President to be elected by people of the several states and the District of Columbia.

What's happening now December 5, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
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Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 8, 2016
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Garamendi, John
California · Dec 6, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 6, 2016
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 29, 2016
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2016
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 17, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 17, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 17, 2016
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 17, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 17, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2016
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 17, 2016
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 17, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 102: Every Vote Counts Amendment. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-102/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 102: Every Vote Counts Amendment." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-102/.
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H.J. Res. 102, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-102/.
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[H.J. Res. 102: Every Vote Counts Amendment](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-102/)
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