# 117-hr-4638: Solving an Overlooked Loophole in Votes for Executives (SOLVE) Act

117-hr-4638, Solving an Overlooked Loophole in Votes for Executives (SOLVE) Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4638
- Congress: 117
- Title: Solving an Overlooked Loophole in Votes for Executives (SOLVE) Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2021-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Solving an Overlooked Loophole in Votes for Executives (SOLVE) Act This bill establishes the Twentieth Amendment Section Four Panel, which must recommend to Congress model legislation to resolve any vacancy created by the death of a candidate in a contingent presidential or vice-presidential election. Such panel terminates 90 days after submitting its final report. (The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution requires that presidential and vice-presidential candidates gain a majority of electoral votes to win an election. In the event that no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment requires the House of Representatives to elect the President and the Senate to elect the Vice President, which is known as a contingent election. The Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution allows Congress to establish a process in the case of the death of a candidate in a contingent presidential or vice-presidential election.)

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
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## Sources
- [117-hr-4638 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4638)

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- [117-hr-4693: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4693)
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
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