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.
The summary
What this bill does
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to require that the seats in the House of Representatives be divided among the states based on their share of U.S. citizens rather than their share of the total U.S. population.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - OH District 8 · R-OH
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HJRES |
| Bill Number | 37 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy Area | Congress |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 6, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 6 · House vote — · 1 views |