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.

3.0.0 141 2026-01-26T14:54:34Z 2026-01-26T14:54:34Z House H HJRES 2026-01-21 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/141 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BARRETT:H.J. Res. 141.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H1173]</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-01-21T15:01:25Z 2026-01-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2026-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001321 Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] Tom Barrett R MI 7 N Congress Congress 2026-01-26T14:54:34Z 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. Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2026-01-22T09:18:21Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 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. 2026-01-22T09:05:58Z Introduced in House 2026-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres141ih/xml/BILLS-119hjres141ih.xml 2026-01-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.