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HJRES 65 115th 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: February 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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Constitutional Amendment

Every Vote Counts Amendment

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

What's happening now February 14, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 17
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 9, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 14, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 7, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 65: Every Vote Counts Amendment. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-65/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 65: Every Vote Counts Amendment." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-65/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 65, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-65/.
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[H.J. Res. 65: Every Vote Counts Amendment](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-65/)
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