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HJRES 89 114th Congress House Congress Constitution and constitutional amendments Due process and equal protection Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the equal application to the Senators and Representatives of the laws that apply to all citizens of the United States.

Introduced: April 20, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 20, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 20, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting Congress from making any law respecting the citizens of the United States that does not also apply to the Senators and Representatives.

What's happening now May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Carter, John R.
Texas · May 16, 2016
Blum, Rod
· Apr 20, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 20, 2016
Ratcliffe, John
· Apr 20, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 89: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the equal application to the Senators and Representatives of the laws that apply to all citizens of the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-89/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 89: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the equal application to the Senators and Representatives of the laws that apply to all citizens of the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-89/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 89, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-89/.
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[H.J. Res. 89: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the equal application to the Senators and Representatives of the laws that apply to all citizens of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-89/)
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