Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the composition of the Senate to Senators from States admitted to the Union prior to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.

IA 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. J. RES. 97 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the composition of the Senate to Senators from States admitted to the Union prior to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 Mr. WALKER 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 limit the composition of the Senate to Senators from States admitted to the Union prior to the One Hundred Sixteenth 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 04:40 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ97.IH HJ97 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 97 IH States within seven years after the date of its submission 1 for ratification: 2 ‘‘ARTICLE — 3 ‘‘The Senate of the United States shall be composed 4 of Senators who are from States admitted to the Union 5 prior to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ97.IH HJ97 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS