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title: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that a new State may only be admitted into the Union upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress."
identifier: "117-HJRES-42"
congress: 117
bill_number: 42
bill_type: "HJRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/117/bills/hjres/42"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/42"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T06:48:07.863Z"
---
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:
> "ARTICLE —A new State may only be admitted into the Union upon a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress."