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House
H
HJRES
2025-02-06
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/37
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)][House][Pages H557-H558]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DAVIDSON:H.J. Res. 37.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H558]]``Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''
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Judiciary Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-02-06T15:02:20Z
- 2025-02-06
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
IntroReferral
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House floor actions
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Judiciary Committee
- 2025-02-06
Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Warren
Davidson
R
OH
8
N
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Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Clay
Higgins
R
LA
3
2025-02-06
True
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Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Thomas
Massie
R
KY
4
2025-02-06
True
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Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Andy
Biggs
R
AZ
5
2025-02-06
True
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Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Scott
Perry
R
PA
10
2025-02-06
True
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Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
Paul
Gosar
R
AZ
A.
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2025-02-06
True
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Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Chip
Roy
R
TX
21
2025-02-06
True
Congress
- Citizenship and naturalization
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- Congressional districts and representation
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- Constitution and constitutional amendments
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- House of Representatives
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- Political representation
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Congress
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00
2025-02-06
Introduced in House
2025-05-01T13:51:29Z
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.

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.
- Official Title as Introduced
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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.
2025-02-07T12:18:18Z
Introduced in House
IH
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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.
2025-02-07T09:02:39Z
- Introduced in House
2025-02-06T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres37ih/xml/BILLS-119hjres37ih.xml
2025-02-06
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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