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House joint resolution · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

H.J.Res. 28Introduced Jan 5, 1993Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Wise D-WV
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 10, 1993 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

30 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 24 Democrats, 1 independent

5 of 30 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), David Bonior (D-MI), Leslie Byrne (D-VA), Bob Clement (D-TN), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Cal Dooley (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Gene Green (D-TX), James Greenwood (R-PA), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), James Hansen (R-UT), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jay Kim (R-CA), Alfred McCandless (R-CA), Paul McHale (D-PA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), David Minge (D-MN), Susan Molinari (R-NY), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Bill Sarpalius (D-TX), Karen Shepherd (D-UT), Bart Stupak (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Wise.

Sponsor’s state and district

West Virginia in Congress · WV-2 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.