Amendment XVII, Clause 3

Debates in Congress

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  House, April 13, 1911, ¶ 10

  "This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any S e nator chos e n before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution."

  The paragraph gives the last paragraph of the proposed amendment; its words appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  House, April 13, 1911, ¶ 227

  "This amendment shall ntJt be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as a part of the Constitution."

  The paragraph gives the last paragraph of the substitute's proposed amendment; its words "be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as" appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  House, April 13, 1911, ¶ 432

  " This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it ,becomes valid as a part of the Constitution.”

  The paragraph gives the last paragraph of the substitute's proposed amendment; its words appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  House, April 13, 1911, ¶ 974

  Thi's amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term . of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.

  The speaker reads "the last provision" of the resolution's amendment; its words appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  House, April 13, 1911, ¶ 1152

  "This amendment shall not lie GO consll·ued as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as a part .of the Constitution." I The SPEAKER.

  The paragraph gives the last paragraph of the substitute's proposed amendment; its words "as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as" appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  House, June 21, 1911, ¶ 7

  " ' '£his amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.' "

  The paragraph gives the last paragraph of the proposed amendment; its words appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  Senate, May 15, 1911, ¶ 12

  …vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments n;itil the people fill the vacancies by election, as the legislature may " This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution."

  The paragraph gives the last paragraph of the proposed amendment; its words appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  Senate, May 15, 1911, ¶ 22

  " This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term <?f any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution."

  The paragraph gives the last paragraph of the committee's proposed amendment; its words appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  Senate, May 22, 1911, ¶ 12

  " This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the r ·-.tio n.

  The minority report, printed in the Record, gives the last paragraph of the proposed amendment; its words appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  Senate, May 22, 1911, ¶ 40

  "'This :1mendment shall not be so construed as t• nfreet tbe election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomee valid as part ef the Constitution.'" c.

  The minority report, printed in the Record, gives the last paragraph of the amendment it recommends (OCR errors); its words "election or term of any Senator chosen before it" appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  Senate, May 23, 1911, ¶ 36

  This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen, etc.-

  The speaker quotes the last paragraph of the substitute; its words appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  Senate, May 23, 1911, ¶ 42

  …the latter part of the proposed substitute, where the provision is that the amendment which alters the method by which Senators shall be elected shall not be construed so as " to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid," the word " chosen " is there used with reference to the selection by the legislature, while in the first part the word "election" is used with reference to the…

  The speaker quotes the latter part of the substitute; its words "to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid" appear in Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 26, 1962 (2), ¶ 318

  This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.

  The paragraph quotes Section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment.