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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. J. RES. 37
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide
that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States ac-
cording to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons
in each State who are citizens of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY6, 2025
Mr. D
AVIDSON(for himself, Mr. HIGGINSof Louisiana, Mr. MASSIE, Mr.
B
IGGSof Arizona, Mr. PERRY, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. ROY) submitted the
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States to provide that Representatives shall be appor-
tioned among the several States according to their re-
spective numbers, counting the number of persons in
each State who are citizens of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1
of the United States of America in Congress assembled2
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-3
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-4
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 1
States within seven years after the date of its submission 2
for ratification: 3
‘‘A
RTICLE— 4
‘‘Representatives shall be apportioned among the sev-5
eral States according to their respective numbers, which 6
shall be determined by counting the number of persons 7
in each State who are citizens of the United States.’’. 8
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