Legislative Research: US HJR7 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced) | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year ... [HJR7 2025 Detail][HJR7 2025 Text][HJR7 2025 Comments] | 2025-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2023-2024 118th Congress (Passed) | Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020. [HJR7 2023 Detail][HJR7 2023 Text][HJR7 2023 Comments] | 2023-04-10 Became Public Law No: 118-3. |
| 2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year ... [HJR7 2021 Detail][HJR7 2021 Text][HJR7 2021 Comments] | 2021-03-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
| 2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Vice President to be elected directly by the people of the states and the District of Columbia. [HJR7 2019 Detail][HJR7 2019 Text][HJR7 2019 Comments] | 2019-01-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
| 2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total period an individual may serve ... [HJR7 2017 Detail][HJR7 2017 Text][HJR7 2017 Comments] | 2017-01-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| 2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress a... [HJR7 2015 Detail][HJR7 2015 Text][HJR7 2015 Comments] | 2015-01-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| 2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right of citizens of the United States to vote in the election for President and Vice President shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of residency in a U.S. territ... [HJR7 2013 Detail][HJR7 2013 Text][HJR7 2013 Comments] | 2013-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. |
| 2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Constitutional Amendment - Waives application of the First Amendment to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business organization with respect to the making of contributions, expenditures, or ot... [HJR7 2011 Detail][HJR7 2011 Text][HJR7 2011 Comments] | 2011-01-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. |
| 2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress and the President, before each fiscal year, to agree on an estimate of total receipts for that fiscal year by enactment into law of a joint resolution devoted solely to that subject. Prohibits outlays for ... [HJR7 2009 Detail][HJR7 2009 Text][HJR7 2009 Comments] | 2009-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
References Online
Legislative Citation
APA
US HJR7 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress. (2019, January 03). LegiScan. Retrieved July 10, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HJR7/2019
MLA
"US HJR7 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 03 Jan. 2019. Web. 10 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HJR7/2019>.
Chicago
"US HJR7 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress." January 03, 2019 LegiScan. Accessed July 10, 2026. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HJR7/2019.
Turabian
LegiScan. US HJR7 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress. 03 January 2019. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HJR7/2019 (accessed July 10, 2026).
Subjects
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJR17 | Related | 2019-04-02 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/7/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hjres7/BILLS-116hjres7ih.pdf |
