HJR198: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment.
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment.
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This bill proposes a constitutional to repeal the Seventeenth Amendment, which allows Americans to vote directly for U.S. Senators. If approved, states would instead choose their senators through their state legislatures. The bill is sponsored by ten Republican House members and has been introduced but has not yet advanced through . A constitutional amendment requires approval by two-thirds of both the House and Senate, then ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures to become law.
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Sponsors
Keith Self
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (9)
Eric Burlison
Andrew Clyde
Paul Gosar
Andy Harris
Scott Perry