This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the Electoral College and replace it with a direct popular vote system for electing the President and Vice President. Under the proposed amendment, voters would cast a single vote for a pair of presidential and vice presidential candidates, and the pair receiving the most votes nationwide would win the election. The amendment would apply to all fifty states and Washington D.C., and would take effect one year after January 1st following ratification by three-fourths of the states, as required by the Constitution's amendment process. The resolution would also allow Congress to establish procedures for handling ties or candidate disqualifications. The proposal was introduced in December 2024 by Senators Brian Schatz, Dick Durbin, and Peter Welch and was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.