DarkBluemetal@lemmy.worldB to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-212 days agoIf Washington DC and Puerto Rico become states, how does Congress allocate them House seats?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIf Washington DC and Puerto Rico become states, how does Congress allocate them House seats?DarkBluemetal@lemmy.worldB to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-212 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squaremilkisklim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoThe same thing that happened when Hawaii and Alaska joined. The joining state gets one at large representative until the next census. So for a few years the size was 436 and then 437 until it reduced down to 435
The same thing that happened when Hawaii and Alaska joined. The joining state gets one at large representative until the next census. So for a few years the size was 436 and then 437 until it reduced down to 435