Congress 2000 Commission Act

Summary

Congress 2000 Commission Act - Establishes the Congress 2000 Commission to: (1) analyze the current size of the membership of the House of Representatives; (2) determine whether alternatives to the current method by which Representatives are elected would make the House a more representative body; (3) consider the continuing dissolution of adherence to the platforms and candidates of the Nation's two major political parties as well as to the reduction in electoral participation by the citizenry; (4) consider whether alternative methods of electing House Members might include more citizens in the electoral process; (5) the extent necessary, formulate proposals for changes in the size of the membership of, and the method of electing Representatives to, the House; and (6) by the end of the 106th Congress, report to the President and the Congress on its work, together with a draft of legislation to implement such proposals.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 1997

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  Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 January 1997

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