Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for the admission of new States into the Union.
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Jan 21, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 141: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for the admission of new States into the Union.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-141/
"H.J. Res. 141: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for the admission of new States into the Union.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-141/.
H.J. Res. 141, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-141/.
[H.J. Res. 141: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for the admission of new States into the Union.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-141/)