Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that a new State may only be admitted into the Union upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress.

IA 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 42 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that a new State may only be admitted into the Union upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 21, 2021 Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, and Mr. DUNCAN) 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 a new State may only be admitted into the Union upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress. 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 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:24 Apr 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ42.IH HJ42 2 •HJ 42 IH States within seven years after the date of its submission 1 for ratification: 2 ‘‘ARTICLE — 3 ‘‘A new State may only be admitted into the Union 4 upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress.’’. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:24 Apr 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ42.IH HJ42