Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require two-thirds concurrence in Congress for admitting new states.
This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to change the process for admitting new states. Currently, new states are admitted by a simple majority vote in both the House and the Senate. This bill would require a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress to admit new states. The amendment would become part of the Constitution if ratified by three-fourths of the states.
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