HJRES 83 · 108th Congress · Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives.

Introduced 2003-12-08· Sponsored by Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]· House

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Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(2004-06-02)

Recorded Votes

FailedHouse · 2004-06-02
Roll #219
Yea 63Nay 353
Democrats
59 Yea·133 Nay
Republicans
4 Yea·219 Nay
PassedHouse · 2004-06-02
Roll #219
Yea 63Nay 353
Democrats
59 Yea·133 Nay
Republicans
4 Yea·219 Nay
FailedHouse · 2004-06-02
Roll #218
Yea 194Nay 221
Democrats
192 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
1 Yea·220 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Requires an individual, who is elected to serve as a Member of the House of Representatives for a Congress, before taking the oath of office, to present to the chief executive of the State from which the individual is elected a list of at least two qualified nominees to take the individual's place in the event he or she dies or becomes incapacitated before the individual's term of office expires. Allows the individual, after such oath, to revise the list at any time during a Congress. Provides that if at any time a majority of the whole membership of the House is unable to carry out its duties because of death or incapacity, or if any time the House adopts a resolution declaring that extraordinary circumstances exist which threaten the ability of the House to represent the interests of the people of the United States, the chief executive of any State represented by a Member who is dead or incapacitated at that time shall appoint, from the most recent list, an individual to take the Member's place. Requires: (1) the individual to be appointed as soon as practicable (but in no event later than seven days) after the Member's death or incapacity has been cert…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.J. Res. 83, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives

May 7, 2004

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 5, 2004</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.J. Res. 83, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives

May 7, 2004

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 5, 2004

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats