Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate to admit new states, replacing the current simple majority requirement. It would directly affect territories seeking statehood, such as Washington, D.C., or Puerto Rico, by raising the legislative threshold for approval. The key mechanism is the shift from a simple majority to a two-thirds vote in each chamber for new state admissions. This change would require broader bipartisan consensus before new states could join the Union.
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Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Jun 6, 2025
Last action Jun 6, 2025
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Jun 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom McClintock
RRepublican
Co
Andy Biggs
RRepublican
Co
Richard McCormick
RRepublican
Co
Scott Perry
RRepublican
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