H.J.Res. 99 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress.

H.J.Res. 99 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress. | JustPolicyThe main purpose of this legislative proposal is to amend the U.S. Constitution to change the process by which new states can be admitted to the United States. Currently, the Constitution allows Congress to admit new states, but this proposal aims to establish a more stringent requirement for approval. The key provision of this amendment is that it would require a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate for any new state to be admitted to the Union.