3.0.0 643 2024-07-24T15:23:55Z 2024-07-24T15:23:55Z House H HR 2023-01-31 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASTEN:H.R. 643.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Government Reform[Page H577]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2023-02-01T14:44:46Z Referred to 2023-01-31T15:00:15Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2023-01-31T15:00:20Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-01-31T15:00:10Z 2023-02-01 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2023-01-31 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2023-01-31 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-01-31 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-01-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H559) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 N B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2023-01-31 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2023-01-31 True Congress Congress 2023-03-02T20:45:21Z 00 2023-01-31 Introduced in House 2023-04-06T20:45:28Z 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.

]]> Equal Voices Act Display Title 45 Equal Voices Act 2024-07-24T15:23:55Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Equal Voices Act 2024-05-24T13:42:43Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2024-03-18T20:15:47Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr643ih/xml/BILLS-118hr643ih.xml 2023-02-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.