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IA119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. J. RES. 198IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 25, 2026Mr. Self (for himself, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Perry, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, and Mr. Cloud) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryJOINT RESOLUTIONProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment.

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 conventions in three-fourths of the several States within ten years after the date of its submission for ratification: —

1. The seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution is hereby repealed.

2. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.

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