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<item congress="116" measure-type="sjres" measure-number="17" measure-id="id116sjres17" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2019-04-02" update-date="2020-12-22">
<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.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116sjres17v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-12-22">
<action-date>2019-04-02</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Vice President to be elected directly by the people of the states, the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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