Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States concerning the election of the Members of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 113-hjres-114
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2014-04-10
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections

Constitution and constitutional amendments

House of Representatives

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Constitutional Amendment - Requires the House of Representatives to be composed of Members chosen every fourth year.</p> <p>Requires that Members be assembled immediately after the first election and divided as equally as may be into two classes.</p> <p>States that, so one-half may be chosen every second year, the seats of the House of: (1) the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year; and (2) the second class at the expiration of the fourth year.</p> <p>Applies this article to the first election of the House occurring after ratification, but no earlier than 2018. </p> <p><BR> </p>

tv_txt: IA 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2014 Mr. Larson of Connecticut introduced 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 concerning the election of the Members of the House of Representatives.

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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:  — 1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every fourth year by the people of the several States. Immediately after the first election, they shall be assembled and divided as equally as may be into two classes. The seats of the Representatives of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year and the second class at the expiration of the fourth year, so that one half may be chosen every second year. 2. This article shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Representative chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution. 3. This article shall apply to the first election of Representatives which occurs after ratification but no earlier than 2018. 4. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. .