House joint resolution · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to a national referendum process.
Sponsor: Rep. Johnny Olszewski D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 22, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 220.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OLSZEWSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 163, October 22, 2026, Pages H6058-H6059):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 220, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hjres/220
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
16a6f4c672669c0c134dfd612284e664c8bd29c683f7437cd702c07cb4827526
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 220, last updated October 23, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Johnny Olszewski.
- H.R. 8879 (119th) Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026
- H.R. 5599 (119th) To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2880 (119th) To provide employment protections for, and reinstatement of, certain probationary Federal career employees, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3988 (119th) To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Bureau of the Census to conduct a study and submit a…
- H.Res. 1213 (119th) Supporting the recognition of April 2026 as "National County Government Month" to honor the county government workforce, educate residents…
- H.J.Res. 135 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the pardon power of the President.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.