IIA 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 11 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2009 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Byrd) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to a seat in the House of Representatives for the District of Columbia.

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Constitutional amendment

The following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress: —

1.The people of the District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall elect one representative to the House of Representatives who is a resident of that District. The representative so elected shall have the same rights, privileges, and obligations as a Representative from a State.

2.Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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