1、1 This report originally was authored by David C. Huckabee, who has retired from CRS.2 39 Stat. 961.3 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Resources, The Results of the 1998 Puerto Rico Plebiscite,committee print, 106th Cong., 1st sess. (Washington: GPO, 1999), p. 41.4 Ibid., p. 10.Congressional Resea
2、rch Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21151February 20, 2002Puerto Rican Statehood: Effects on House Apportionment1Royce CrockerSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryStatehood for Puerto Rico would
3、 likely cause the Congress to explore whether thecurrent limit of 435 on the total number of Representatives should be changed. If PuertoRico had been a state when the 2000 census was taken, it would have been entitled tosix Representatives based on its 2000 census population of 3.8 million resident
4、s. Thesenew Representatives could have been accommodated by either expanding the size of theHouse, or adhering to the current 435-seat statutory limit, thereby reducing the numberof Representatives in other states. This report will be updated as conditions warrant.BackgroundProposals to change Puert
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