[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 90 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 90

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
  regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the 
 House of Representatives when, in a national emergency, a significant 
                 number of Members are unable to serve.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2004

   Ms. Lofgren 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 
  regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the 
 House of Representatives when, in a national emergency, a significant 
                 number of Members are unable to serve.

    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. Congress may by law provide for the appointment of 
temporary members of the House of Representatives to serve during any 
period in which 30 percent or more of the seats of the House of 
Representatives are vacant due to death or resignation.
    ``Section 2. Any temporary member appointed pursuant to a law 
enacted to carry out this article shall serve until a member is elected 
to fill the vacancy in accordance with the applicable laws regarding 
special elections in the State involved or until the expiration of the 
6-month period which begins on the first day of the temporary member's 
service, whichever occurs earlier.''.
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