Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for the admission of new States into the Union.
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Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate for the admission of new states to the Union. Currently, the Constitution grants Congress the power to admit new states by simple majority. The amendment would also maintain existing requirements that new states cannot be formed within another state's jurisdiction without consent of the affected state legislatures.
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