Reapportionment Act of 1929
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The Reapportionment Act of 1929 is a U.S. federal law that permanently capped the House of Representatives at 435 seats and established an automatic process for reapportioning those seats among the states after each census.
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| Reapportionment Act of 1929 framework | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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apportionment law ⓘ |
| affects | distribution of political representation in the House ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States states ⓘ |
| basisOfReapportionment | state population as measured by the decennial census ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 2 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 71st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence | states can gain or lose House seats after each census ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment, Section 2 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constrains | size of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnacted | June 18, 1929 ⓘ |
| doesNotChange | total number of House seats when states gain or lose seats ⓘ |
| effectOnHouseSize | capped House membership at 435 seats ⓘ |
| established |
automatic reapportionment procedure
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mechanism for reallocating House seats among states ⓘ |
| firstAppliedTo | apportionment following the 1930 United States Census ⓘ |
| frequencyOfReapportionment | every 10 years ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-1920 census apportionment controversy ⓘ |
| houseSeatsCap | 435 ⓘ |
| impact | shaped modern composition of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| implementedAfter | 1920 United States Census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | population growth and shifts among states ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law practice
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election law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTitleSubject | apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States ⓘ |
| officeOfSigner | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
United States House of Representatives apportionment
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congressional apportionment ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 71-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | one person, one vote principle ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Apportionment Act of 1911 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States Census
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redistricting within states ⓘ |
| replaced | previous ad hoc apportionment legislation ⓘ |
| requires | reapportionment of House seats after each decennial census ⓘ |
| scope | apportionment among states, not internal district boundaries ⓘ |
| signedBy | Herbert Hoover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| typeOfCap | statutory cap on House membership ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1929 ⓘ |
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Reapportionment Act of 1929 framework