Congressional Apportionment Amendment
Congressional Apportionment Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that has not been ratified. It was initially proposed as the first amendment in the Bill of Rights on September 25, 1789, but has yet to be adopted.
History[edit | edit source]
The Congressional Apportionment Amendment was one of the original twelve amendments proposed by the United States Congress. It was written by James Madison as a response to the concerns raised during the Constitutional Convention about the size and representation of the United States House of Representatives.
Text[edit | edit source]
The text of the Congressional Apportionment Amendment reads as follows:
"After the first enumeration required by the first article of the Constitution, there shall be one Representative for every thirty thousand, until the number shall amount to one hundred, after which the proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall be not less than one hundred Representatives, nor less than one Representative for every forty thousand persons, until the number of Representatives shall amount to two hundred; after which the proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall not be less than two hundred Representatives, nor more than one Representative for every fifty thousand persons."
Ratification[edit | edit source]
The amendment was passed by Congress in 1789 but was never ratified by the necessary number of states. As of 2021, it has been ratified by 11 states, the last of which was Kentucky in 1792. Because the amendment has no expiration date, it is technically still pending before the states.
Impact[edit | edit source]
If ratified, the Congressional Apportionment Amendment would significantly increase the size of the House of Representatives. The exact number would depend on the current population of the United States, but estimates suggest that there could be thousands of representatives.
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of amendments to the United States Constitution
- United States Bill of Rights
- James Madison
- Constitutional Convention (United States)
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