A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide that the apportionment of Representatives in Congress shall be determined by counting citizens and aliens legally admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

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10 April 1981

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Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

Summary

Constitutional amendment - Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the States according to the number of citizens and persons legally admitted into the United States for permanent residence (currently apportioned according to the number of persons in each State).

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summary · EN · 10 April 1981
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-joint-resolution/233
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