Apportionment Act of 1911
United States Law passed by the 62nd Congress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Apportionment Act of 1911 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 62–5, 37 Stat. 13) was an apportionment bill passed by the United States Congress on August 8, 1911. The law initially set the number of members of the United States House of Representatives at 433, effective with the 63rd Congress on March 4, 1913.[1] It also included, in section 2, a provision to add an additional seat for each of the anticipated new states of Arizona and New Mexico (which happened in 1912), bringing the total number of seats to 435.[1]
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Long title | An Act For the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States under the Thirteenth Census. |
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Nicknames | Apportionment Act of 1911, Public Law 62-5 |
Enacted by | the 62nd United States Congress |
Effective | March 4, 1913 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 62–5 |
Statutes at Large | 37 Stat. 13 |
Codification | |
Acts amended | Apportionment Act of 1901 |
Titles amended | 2 |
U.S.C. sections amended | 2 USC §2a |
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Reapportionment Act of 1929 | |
United States Supreme Court cases | |
Wood v. Broom, 287 U.S. 1 (1932) Connor v. Johnson, 402 U.S. 690 (1966) Department of Commerce v. Montana, 503 U.S. 442 (1992) |
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