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HJRES 42 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Legislative rules and procedure State and local government operations

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that a new State may only be admitted into the Union upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress.

Introduced: April 21, 2021 Introduced by: McClintock, Tom Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution to provide that a new state may only be admitted into the union upon a vote of two-thirds of each chamber of Congress.

What's happening now October 19, 2021

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Apr 21, 2021
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Apr 21, 2021
Rice, Tom
· Apr 21, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 42: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that a new State may only be admitted into the Union upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-42/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 42: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that a new State may only be admitted into the Union upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-42/.
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H.J. Res. 42, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-42/.
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[H.J. Res. 42: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that a new State may only be admitted into the Union upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-42/)
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