SJRES 41
114th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
Introduced: November 15, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 15, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment
The President and Vice President shall be jointly elected by the direct vote of the qualified electors of the several states and territories and the District of Columbia.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1