3.0.0 104 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z House HJRES 2016-12-01 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 172 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.J. Res. 104.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article V____________________[Page H7119]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-22T17:59:12Z Referred to 2016-12-01T15:00:10Z 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. 114 41 SJRES 2016-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Every Vote Counts Amendment 114 102 HJRES 2016-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS 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. 114 103 HJRES 2016-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS 2016-12-22 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2016-12-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-12-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1563) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2016-12-06 False Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-12-01 Introduced in House 2017-04-24T14:49:21Z Constitutional 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.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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 in House IH Introduced in House 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hjres104ih/xml/BILLS-114hjres104ih.xml 2016-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.