HJRES198Referred to Committee

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

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-06-25

Introduced

Cosponsors

HJRES

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Type

Sponsor

Keith Self

Republican · TX · Representative

Votes with party: 85.0% (572 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (8)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-25

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House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-06-25

Plain-English Summary

This proposal would change how U.S. senators are elected by repealing the 17th Amendment, which currently allows voters to directly elect their senators. Instead, state legislatures would choose senators, returning to the system used before 1913. This would affect every American by removing their direct voting power in selecting half of Congress.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 198 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 198 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2026 Mr. 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 Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment. 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 conventions in three-fourths of the several States within ten years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution is hereby repealed. ``Section 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.''. <all>

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