Senate Joint Resolution No. [number], introduced by G. Hertz, calls for the repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The resolution argues that the original intent of the framers of the Constitution was to have senators selected by state legislatures rather than by popular vote, as established by the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913. The resolution emphasizes that this change has disrupted the balance of power between state and federal governments, diluted state authority, and increased federal power over individual states.

The proposed amendment to repeal the Seventeenth Amendment includes several key provisions: it stipulates that senators will be selected by state legislatures, outlines the primary duty of senators to represent their state governments, and establishes a liaison committee for communication between state legislatures and their senators. Additionally, it specifies that senators' salaries and benefits will be provided by their respective states and that removal of a senator requires a majority vote from the state legislature. The resolution urges the Montana Congressional Delegation to propose this amendment to Congress, thereby seeking to restore the original framework of federalism as intended by the Constitution's framers.