sj 304 5 54658 1233205200 false 1249531200 6 7 9823 This resolution, along with <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hj21/show">H.J.Res.21</a>in the House, proposes to alter the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, such that state-wide elections, rather than gubernatorial appointments, would be required for filling vacancies in the Senate. Introduced by <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/300042_russell_feingold >Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]</a> and co-sponsored by influential senators including <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/300071_john_mccain">Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]</a>, <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/300038_richard_durbin">Sen. Richard Durban [D, IL]</a>, the resolutions comes after the controversy surrounding the appointment of <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412328_roland_burris">Sen. Roland Burris [D, IL]</a> by former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, as well as the high number of Senators appointed early in the year (four, which actually pales in comparison to the over a dozen appointed Senators in the 79th Congress). 111 300042

1/29/2009--Introduced.Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person shall be a Senator from a state unless such person has been elected by the people thereof, and that when vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

1249531200 2009-08-06 Sat Nov 14 14:47:38 -0600 2009 introduced 54658 'unit':12 'amend':6 'elect':17 'joint':2 'relat':14 'senat':19 'state':13 'propos':4 'resolut':3 'constitut':9 67717 false official calendar 54658 Sat Sep 19 06:58:39 -0500 2009 1249531200 Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0500 2009 208947 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. F000061 1953-03-02 3531 506 Hart Senate Office Building http://feingold.senate.gov/contact_opinion.html 202-224-2725 Russell 'd':4 'wi':5 'sen':1 'russel':2,6,8 'feingold':3,7,9 M 300042 Feingold Russell_Feingold D. Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI] 1312 N00000036 13838 Democrat 202-224-5323 Jewish WI Russell Feingold 6.00925925925926 http://feingold.senate.gov SenRussFeingold B001265 1962-03-30 3157 144 Russell Senate Office Building http://begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailSenator 202-224-2354 Mark 'd':4 'ak':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'begich':3,7,9 M 412326 Begich Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] 1539 N00029901 5245 Democrat 202-224-3004 AK Mark Begich 3.20512820512821 http://begich.senate.gov/public/ D000563 1944-11-21 8095 309 Hart Senate Office Building http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-228-0400 Richard 'd':4 'il':5 'sen':1 'durbin':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8 M 300038 Durbin Richard_Durbin J. Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] 4412 N00004981 16997 Democrat 202-224-2152 Roman Catholic IL Dick Richard Durbin 3.86666666666667 http://durbin.senate.gov M000303 1936-08-29 41307 241 Russell Senate Office Building http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-2862 John 'r':4 'az':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'mccain':3,7,9 M 300071 McCain John_McCain S. Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] 16499 N00006424 36812 Republican 202-224-2235 Episcopalian AZ John McCain 3.985559566787 http://mccain.senate.gov/ calendar 54658 Sat Sep 19 06:58:39 -0500 2009 1249531200 Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0500 2009 208947 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. action 54658 Fri Aug 07 18:56:12 -0500 2009 1249531200 Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0500 2009 206557 Committee on the Judiciary considered by Subcommittee on the Constitution. action 54658 Thu Jul 30 18:56:07 -0500 2009 1248926400 Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 205203 Subcommittee on the Constitution. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 3:00 p.m. action 54658 1248926400 Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 204279 Subcommittee on the Constitution. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 2:00 p.m. action 54658 1236744000 Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0500 2009 187292 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. action 54658 1236744000 Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0500 2009 185983 Subcommittee on the Constitution. Date of scheduled hearing. SH-216. 10:00 a.m. action 54658 1233205200 Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0600 2009 182876 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. action 54658 1233205200 Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0600 2009 182875 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1067-1069) introduced 54658 1233205200 Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0600 2009 182874