[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 548 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 548

     To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for a just 
      apportionment of Representatives in Congress for all States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 1999

  Mrs. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
  Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brady of 
   Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
 Ford, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
 Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
Shows, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Waters, and 
Ms. Velazquez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for a just 
      apportionment of Representatives in Congress for all States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. USE OF SAMPLING.

    Section 195 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``Except for the determination of population for purposes of 
apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, 
the'' and inserting ``The''.
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