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House joint resolution · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House of Representatives in the event a significant number of Members are unable to serve at any time because of a national emergency.

H.J.Res. 67Introduced Oct 10, 2001Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Baird D-WA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 28, 2002 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

86 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 70 Democrats

16 of 86 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Gary Condit (D-CA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Cal Dooley (D-CA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Virgil Goode (R-VA) and 56 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Baird.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-3 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.