HR 4638 United States House · 117th Congress

Solving an Overlooked Loophole in Votes for Executives (SOLVE) Act

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.)
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Jul 2021
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Introduced Jul 22, 2021 Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Nov 1, 2022
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Jul 22, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jul 22, 2021
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