H.J.Res.198

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment.

Introduced·6/25/26

Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment.

This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment, which established the direct election of U.S. Senators. The amendment would not affect any Senators elected before it becomes valid. Ratification by conventions in three-fourths of the states is required within ten years for the amendment to take effect.

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Sponsors

Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Jun 25

House

Introduced in House

Jun 25

House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.