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HJRES 30 115th 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: January 23, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Representatives to be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by counting the number of U.S. citizens in each state.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 30: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-30/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 30: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-30/.
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H.J. Res. 30, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-30/.
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[H.J. Res. 30: 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/115-HJRES-30/)
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