HJRES 11
111th Congress
House
Congress
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
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 7, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
2