119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 99


Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 6, 2025

Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, and Mr. Perry) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress.

That 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:

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“New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union upon the Concurrence of two thirds of each House.”.