IA 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 57 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 18, 2023 Mr. KILEY submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled 2 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 States within seven years after the date of its submission 8 for ratification: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:54 Apr 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ57.IH HJ57 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 57 IH ‘‘ARTICLE — 1 ‘‘SECTION 1. No person shall be a Senator from a 2 State unless such person has been elected by the people 3 thereof. When vacancies happen in the representation of 4 any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such 5 State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies. 6 ‘‘SECTION 2. This amendment shall not be so con- 7 strued as to affect the election or term of any Senator 8 chosen before it becomes valid as a part of the Constitu- 9 tion.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:54 Apr 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ57.IH HJ57 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS