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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…

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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: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 6, 2007
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 4, 2007
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 24, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 4, 2007
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 10, 2007
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 2, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 6: 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-6/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 6: 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-6/.
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H.J. Res. 6, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-6/.
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[H.J. Res. 6: 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/110-HJRES-6/)
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