H.J.Res. 37 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
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.
Cosponsors: 6 (0 D, 6 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-02-06
Latest action (2025-02-06): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.J.Res. 37 does, in plain terms
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to require that the seats in the House of Representatives be divided among the states based on their share of U.S. citizens rather than their share of the total U.S. population.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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