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May 20, 2009Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect their Representatives and Senators in Congress.
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Constitutional Amendment - Requires an individual elected to serve as a Senator or Representative in Congress, immediately after taking the oath of office, to provide the applicable chamber a list of at least three qualified designees (ranked in order of preference) to take the individual's place in the event the individual dies, becomes incapacitated, or disappears before the individual's...
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Introduced(5/20/09)
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Mr. BAIRD
(D) WA – 3
Cosponsors (1)
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 20, 2009
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