HJRES 71 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the United States the right to recall elected officials.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 1, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Gives U.S. citizens the right to recall elected federal officials through a petition process provided under this Amendment.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 1, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  2. Jan 21, 2010Introduced in House
  3. Jan 21, 2010Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 21, 2010Introduced in House

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