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 · Mar 1, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to require that the seats in the House of Representatives be divided among the states based on their share of U.S. citizens rather than their share of the total U.S. population.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jan 5, 2024 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Jan 9, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Feb 6, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
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- Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
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