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.

This joint resolution suggests changing the Constitution so that House of Representatives seats would be divided among states based on how many U.S. citizens live in each state, instead of counting all people who live there. Currently, seats are divided based on the total population of each state, which includes both citizens and non-citizens.

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