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HJRES37119th 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.

Sponsored By: Representative Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

Introduced

Summary

Counts only U.S. citizens when apportioning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This proposed constitutional amendment would base each state's number of Representatives on the number of U.S. citizens living there, excluding noncitizen residents from the apportionment total.

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  • States with larger noncitizen populations would receive fewer Representatives under this rule, shifting how House seats are distributed across the country.
  • Noncitizen residents would not contribute to a state's seat total, which could change political influence for communities and states with many noncitizen residents.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

House seats based on citizen counts

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment. It would count only U.S. citizens when dividing House seats among the states. Non-citizens would not be included in the apportionment count. Congress would need two-thirds votes in both the House and Senate to send it to the states. It would take effect only if three-fourths of state legislatures ratify it within seven years of submission.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

OH • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

    LA • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]

    KY • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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