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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KILEY:H.J. Res. 57.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article VThe single subject of this legislation is:The following article is proposed as an amendment to theConstitution of the United States. No person shall be aSenator from a State unless such person has been elected bythe people thereof.[Page H1848]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment regarding the election of Senators.</p> <p>Specifically, the joint resolution (1) specifies that no person shall be a Senator from a state unless such person has been elected by the people of that state, and (2) requires the executive authority of a state to issue a writ of election to fill any vacancy in a state's representation in the Senate.</p>]]></text>
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