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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.

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IA 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 24 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States ac- cording to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 4, 2021 Mr. DAVIDSON (for himself, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. BUDD, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. NORMAN, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, and Mr. HARRIS) submitted the following joint resolution; which was re- ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be appor- tioned among the several States according to their re- spective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled 2 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:36 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ24.IH HJ24 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 24 IH ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 1 States within seven years after the date of its submission 2 for ratification: 3 ‘‘ARTICLE — 4 ‘‘Representatives shall be apportioned among the sev- 5 eral States according to their respective numbers, which 6 shall be determined by counting the number of persons 7 in each State who are citizens of the United States.’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:36 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ24.IH HJ24 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS

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