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Congress Commission Act

Introduced: October 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 16, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E965)
Oct 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congress Commission Act

This bill establishes the Congressional Commission to Strengthen Representative Democracy, which must examine and make recommendations relating to changing the membership size of the House of Representatives and the method of electing Representatives.

What's happening now October 16, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E965)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 13, 2020
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8587: Congress Commission Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8587/
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"H.R. 8587: Congress Commission Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8587/.
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H.R. 8587, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8587/.
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[H.R. 8587: Congress Commission Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8587/)
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