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MS SC570
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Post-ratifies Amendment XVII to the U.S. Constitution, which provides for popular election of U.S. Senators by the people rather than state legislatures
- Amendment XVII was originally proposed by Congress on May 13, 1912, and officially became part of the Constitution on May 31, 1913, after ratification by 36 of 48 states
- Mississippi takes this symbolic action 100 years after the amendment's ratification to formally place the state's official approval on the amendment
- Directs the Mississippi Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to the U.S. Archivist, Vice President, Speaker of the House, and Mississippi's congressional delegation with a request for publication in the Congressional Record
Legislative Description
Post-ratify amendment to U.S. Constitution providing for direct election of United States Senators.
Last Action
Died In Committee
4/4/2013
Committee Referrals
Rules2/26/2013
Full Bill Text
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