Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) co-sponsored a House resolution on Thursday to repeal the 17th Amendment, which would shift the election of U.S. senators from voters back to state legislatures — a power voters have held since 1913. The move reflects the House-Senate tensions within the GOP over its legislative agenda. Supporters, including Rep. Keith Self, frame this as restoring "the Founders' original vision," but repealing the amendment would require approval from two-thirds of both chambers and three-fourths of state legislatures — an extremely high bar that makes this more a statement of principle than an imminent policy threat.