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.
Latest action · Feb 9, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires Representatives to be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by counting the number of persons in each state who are U.S. citizens.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2009 to Apr 13, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Jan 21, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | May 11, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Dec 15, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Apr 13, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2009 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jan 7, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41636 | Apportioning Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives Using the 2013 Estimated Citizen Population Archived | Report | Oct 30, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
