HJRES 24 United States House · 117th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.

Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Representatives to be apportioned according to the number of U.S. citizens in each state, rather than the number of persons in each state.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2021
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Introduced Feb 4, 2021 Last action Apr 23, 2021
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Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Feb 4, 2021
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1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

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