# 117-hjres-14: 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.

117-hjres-14, 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., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hjres-14
- Congress: 117
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2021-01-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2021-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2021-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hjres-14 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/14)

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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-7945: MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7945)
- [117-hres-891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-891)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-14 (as of 2026-10-15).