Introduced:
Jun 6, 2025
Policy Area:
Government Operations and Politics
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Jun 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Code: H11100
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jun 6, 2025
Introduced in House
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| Code: 1000
Jun 6, 2025
Subjects (1)
Government Operations and Politics
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (3)
(R-GA)
Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
(R-AZ)
Jun 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
(R-PA)
Jun 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
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Length: 1,492 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jun 6, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:18 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 99 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 99
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a
concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2025
Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, and Mr. Perry)
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a
concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
``Article--
``New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union upon
the Concurrence of two thirds of each House.''.
<all>
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 99 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 99
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a
concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2025
Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, and Mr. Perry)
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a
concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
``Article--
``New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union upon
the Concurrence of two thirds of each House.''.
<all>