119-hjres102

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 102 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. J. RES. 102

 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve 
Senators to be elected using a national popular vote, and providing for 
 twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall 
 cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular 
 vote.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 25, 2025

Mr. Casten submitted 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 
providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve 
Senators to be elected using a national popular vote, and providing for 
 twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall 
 cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular 
 vote.

 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:

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Section 1. In addition to the Senators from each of the several 
States, the Senate of the United States shall be composed of twelve 
Senators at-large, who shall be elected by the People of the United 
States for six years, and each Senator at-large shall have one vote. 
Senators at-large shall meet the same age and citizenship requirements 
as the Senators from each of the several States.
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Section 2. Senators at-large shall be elected using a national 
popular vote, under which each eligible elector may vote for one 
candidate for each seat that is up for election. Seats of the Senators 
at-large shall be divided equally among the three Classes of Senate 
seats, so that one-third may be chosen every second year. The first 
election of Senators at-large shall occur no later than the second 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office following the 
date of the ratification of this article, in which one-third of the 
seats of Senators at-large shall be up for election.
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Section 3. Within thirty days of the seat of a Senator at-large 
becoming vacant, the executive authority of the State in which the 
departing Senator at-large resided when last elected or appointed to 
such seat shall fill the vacancy by appointing a Senator at-large of 
the same political party, or a political party of a different name if 
affiliated with the same political party at the State level, as the 
departing incumbent. If the seat is not up for election at the next 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office that occurs 
following a period of delay that Congress shall by law provide, a 
special election shall be held to determine who shall serve the 
remainder of the term. Such special election shall coincide with such 
general election.
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Section 4. An eligible elector shall include any United States 
citizen who is eighteen years of age or older; who has registered to 
vote by the deadline of the citizen's State of residence; and who 
otherwise meets the eligibility requirements, as set by the citizen's 
State of residence, for voting in a general election for Federal 
office.
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Section 5. The election of Senators at-large shall be 
administered by each of the several States, but Congress shall by law 
provide the procedures for such election. Each State shall submit a 
tabulation of all ballots cast within its jurisdiction to such Federal 
entity as Congress shall by law provide, which shall collect and count 
the tabulations and announce the winners.
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Section 6. References in this article to the States and the 
electors thereof shall apply in the same manner to United States 
territories and the electors thereof and to the District constituting 
the seat of Government of the United States and the electors thereof.
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Section 7. In addition to the Electors for President and Vice 
President appointed by each of the several States, there shall be 
twelve Electors at-large, who shall be appointed in such manner as 
Congress shall by law provide. Electors at-large shall hold the same 
powers and duties of Electors for President and Vice President, except 
that Electors at-large shall meet in the District constituting the seat 
of Government of the United States, where they shall cast their ballots 
for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates having received 
the greatest number of votes cast by citizens of the United States. 
Electors at-large shall be included in determining the whole number of 
Electors appointed for the purposes of the twelfth article of 
amendment.
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Section 8. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by 
appropriate legislation.''.
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