# 119-hjres-186: Congressional Apportionment Amendment Deadline Act

119-hjres-186, Congressional Apportionment Amendment Deadline Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-186
- Congress: 119
- Title: Congressional Apportionment Amendment Deadline Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Imposes a ratification deadline for the Congressional Apportionment Amendment.** This bill would require 38 state legislatures to ratify the amendment by December 31, 2026 for those ratifications to count, and it would exclude any state ratifications after that date. - State legislatures: Would need to complete ratification by Dec. 31, 2026 for their approval to count toward adoption. Late ratifications would not be accepted. - Constitutional adoption: The amendment would become part of the Constitution only if 38 states ratify by the deadline. - Congressional authority: Affirms Congress's power under Article V to set reasonable ratification conditions, and specifies ratification must come from state legislatures rather than state conventions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Deadline for state amendment ratification: mixed, high. This bill would require state legislatures to ratify the Congressional Apportionment Amendment by December 31, 2026. It would require ratification by 38 state legislatures and say any ratification after that date would not count. The bill would also assert that Congress can set reasonable Article V…

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- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hjres-186 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/186)

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- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-1927: CLEAR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1927)
- [119-hr-4073: Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4073)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-186 (as of 2026-09-21).