Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
This resolution proposes changing the Constitution so that seats in the House of Representatives are apportioned based only on the number of U.S. citizens in each state. To become part of the Constitution it must be approved by Congress and then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states within seven years. If ratified, it would replace the current practice of counting all persons regardless of citizenship for apportionment.
A constitutional amendment must be approved by two-thirds of both the House and the Senate in Congress and is not sent to the President. It becomes effective only if three-fourths of state legislatures ratify it within the seven-year deadline set in the resolution.
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to apportion U.S. House Representatives among states by counting only persons who are U.S. citizens.
If ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years, it would replace the current constitutional rule that counts persons residing in each state.
Constitutional amendments are rare; this one is politically charged and would need broad interstate ratification.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill succinctly accomplishes the central objective of a constitutional amendment by proposing clear, concise language to change apportionment to a citizenship-based count and by including a standard ratification deadline.
Whether apportionment should count noncitizen residents
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Whether apportionment should count noncitizen residents
Likely to oppose the amendment as exclusionary and harmful to immigrant communities and racial minorities.
Argues it reduces political voice for residents regardless of citizenship and shifts power away from diverse, high-immigrant states.
Views the proposal with caution: understands arguments for citizen-based apportionment but worries about constitutional, administrative, and political consequences.
Seeks data-driven analysis before supporting a constitutional change.
Likely to support the amendment as reasonable and principled: representation should reflect the citizenry.
Emphasizes sovereignty, voter-aligned representation, and discouraging incentives for unlawful immigration.
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Constitutional amendments are rare; this one is politically charged and would need broad interstate ratification.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Whether apportionment should count noncitizen residents
Constitutional amendments are rare; this one is politically charged and would need broad interstate ratification.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill succinctly accomplishes the central objective of a constitutional amendment by proposing clear, concise language to change apportionment to a citizenship-based count…
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