HJRES 99 United States House · 119th Congress

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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Jun 2025
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Introduced Jun 6, 2025 Last action Jun 6, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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