New York and Pennsylvania
That's nice to know. I wonder which they were.
ReapportionArticle I of the Constitution directs Congress to reapportion-redistribute-the seats in the House after each decennial census.
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The reapportionment of the United States House of Representatives gives the number of congressmen in each state. The congressional districts are based on population. So states with more congressmen have larger populations.
Membership in the House needed to be capped to prevent an excessive number of members.
reapportionment
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it made it permanent.
reapportionment act of 1929
is the process of dividing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states is the process of dividing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states
The Reapportionment Act of 1929 established the process for reallocating seats in the U.S. House of Representatives based on the decennial census. It set the total number of House seats at 435 and mandated that congressional seats be redistributed among the states according to population changes, ensuring that each state was represented fairly. The Act aimed to simplify the reapportionment process and minimize political influence in the allocation of seats.
Reapportionment Act of 1929. This act established the current maximum number of seats in the House of Representatives at 435. The number of seats is allocated among the states based on their population, with each state being guaranteed at least one seat. The size of the House has remained fixed at 435 since then.