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HJRES 53 109th Congress House

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…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to thei… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: June 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 9, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 9, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 1, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires Representatives to be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by counting the number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 7
R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 1, 2006
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 28, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 21, 2005
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 20, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 20, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Jun 16, 2005
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 16, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Jun 14, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Jun 14, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 53: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-53/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 53: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-53/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 53, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-53/.
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[H.J. Res. 53: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-53/)
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