Bill > HJRes141

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would change the process for admitting new states into the Union. Currently, a simple majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is sufficient to admit a new state. However, if this amendment is ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures, it would require a two-thirds majority vote in both Houses of Congress for any new state to be admitted. The resolution also clarifies that no new state can be formed within the boundaries of an existing state or by combining existing states or parts of states without the consent of both Congress and the legislatures of the affected states. This proposed amendment would make it more difficult to add new states to the United States.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/141/all-info