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RepublicanBill · H.J.Res. 37· House(119-HJRES-37)

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.

Rep. Davidson
Age: 56 years
Ohio
Introduced
2/6/2025
Last activity
2/6/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsored by
Warren Davidson
Cosponsors
Republican - 6Democrat - 0
Congress
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The amendment would change how Representatives are apportioned among the several States. Instead of the current method, the number of Representatives would be determined by counting only the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States. This proposal requires ratification by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States within seven years.

Yes

  • Does this leave more decisions to the states?+2

    The bill alters the constitutional mechanism for how states are represented in the federal government.

The opposite· 3 of 5

  • Would immigrants be better off under this?-6

    The amendment explicitly excludes non-citizens from the count used to determine a state's number of Representatives.

  • Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?-5

    This measure would likely reduce the political representation of states with large Hispanic and immigrant populations.

  • Does this protect the right to vote?-3

    By excluding non-citizens from apportionment, the amendment shifts political power away from states with high immigrant populations.