S.J. Res. 218 119th Congress Senate

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the…

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Official title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

Introduced: September 29, 2026 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Sep 29, 2026

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Sep 29, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 218: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-218/

MLA

"S.J. Res. 218: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-218/.

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S.J. Res. 218, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-218/.

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[S.J. Res. 218: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-218/)