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HJRES 49 116th 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: February 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 25, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Representatives to be apportioned according to the number of U.S. citizens in each state, rather than the number of persons in each state.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 49: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-49/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 49: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-49/.
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H.J. Res. 49, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-49/.
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[H.J. Res. 49: 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/116-HJRES-49/)
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