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.

Bill 119 hjres 37 proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that would change how Representatives are apportioned among the states. Currently, Representatives are apportioned based on the total population of each state, including both citizens and non-citizens. This bill seeks to change that by only counting the number of persons in each state who are citizens of the United States.

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that only citizens are represented in Congress, rather than including non-citizens in the apportionment process. This change would likely have significant implications for states with large immigrant populations, as their representation in Congress could potentially decrease if non-citizens are not counted.

The bill does not specify how citizenship would be determined for the purposes of apportionment, leaving that decision up to Congress to determine. It is important to note that this amendment would require a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as ratification by three-fourths of the states in order to become part of the Constitution. Overall, Bill 119 hjres 37 proposes a significant change to the way Representatives are apportioned among the states, with potential implications for the representation of immigrant communities in Congress.