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House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the apportionment of Members of the House of Respresentatives among the several States.

H.J.Res. 199Introduced Mar 14, 1989Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Valentine D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 27, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

39 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 16 Democrats

23 of 39 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Joseph Gaydos (D-PA), Melton Hancock (R-MO), Claude Harris (D-AL), W. Hefner (D-NC), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA), Joseph McDade (R-PA), J. McMillan (R-NC), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Clarence Miller (R-OH), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Jim Moody (D-WI), Austin Murphy (D-PA), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Tom Petri (R-WI), Thomas Ridge (R-PA), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Tommy Robinson (R-AR) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Valentine.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-2 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.