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HJRES 24 117th Congress House Congress Citizenship and naturalization Congressional districts and representation Constitution and constitutional amendments House of Representatives Immigration status and procedures 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: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Davidson, Warren Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 23, 2021

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

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