United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 49 (116th)
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.
Introduced
25 February 2019
Last action
25 March 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
18 November 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Representatives to be apportioned according to the number of U.S. citizens in each state, rather than the number of persons in each state.
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Timeline
25 February 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 February 2019 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/49
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/49
- us · 116-hjres-49 · source updated 18 November 2025