[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 71 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 71

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States deeming 
Presidential nominees to be appointed at the time of nomination subject 
     to disapproval by the Senate within 120 days of receiving the 
                     nomination from the President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2003

   Mr. McCotter (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mrs. 
  Miller of Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
   Upton, and Mr. Smith of Michigan) introduced the following joint 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States deeming 
Presidential nominees to be appointed at the time of nomination subject 
     to disapproval by the Senate within 120 days of receiving the 
                     nomination from the President.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled 
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following 
article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the 
Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the 
several States within seven years after the date of its submission for 
ratification:

                              ``Article --

    ``Section 1. Any judge, ambassador, or other officer nominated by 
the President under section 2 of article II shall be appointed at the 
time of nomination subject to disapproval by a majority vote of 
Senators serving at the time of the nomination, except that such 
disapproval shall be effective only if it occurs during the 120-day 
period (excluding days on which the Senate is not in session) which 
begins on the date the Senate receives the nomination from the 
President.
    ``Section 2. The Senate shall have the power to carry out this 
article through appropriate rules.''.
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