HR 643 118th Congress House

Equal Voices Act

Official title: To establish the total number of Representatives at a number that provides that the average number of constituents represented by a Member from any State is eq… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the total number of Representatives at a number that provides that the average number of constituents represented by a Member from any State is equivalent to the number of constituents represented by the Member from the least populous State and to apportion Representatives among the States accordingly, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 31, 2023 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Feb 1, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Jan 31, 2023

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H559)

Jan 31, 2023

Introduced in House

Jan 31, 2023

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Latest action February 1, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Voices Act

This bill sets out a formula to calculate the number of Members in the House of Representatives, which has been capped at 435 since 1929.

Under the formula, the number of Members is equivalent to the total population of the United States divided by the population of the state with the smallest population (rounded to the nearest whole odd number) and is calculated following each census.

If the formula increases or decreases the size of the House by 15% or more, a temporary congressional commission must convene to make recommendations on the optimal size of the House and the apportionment of Members among the states. The commission must submit its recommendations within six months of the census, and it terminates 30 days after that submission.

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