,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #aad  ,,in ,,the ,,house 
,,of ,,representatives  ,april #aj1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut      
introduced the following joint          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,,joint   
,,resolution  ,proposing an amendment to
 the ,constitution of the ,united       
,states concerning the election of the  
,members of the ,house of               
,representatives4  ,that the following  
article is proposed as an amendment to  
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states1 which shall be valid to all    
intents and purposes as part of the     
,constitution when ratified by the      
legislatures of three-fourths of the    
several ,states within seven years after
 the date of its submission for         
ratification3   --  #a4 ,the ,house of  
,representatives shall be composed of   
,members chosen every fourth year by the
 people of the several ,states4         
,immediately after the first election1  

they shall be assembled and divided as  
equally as may be into two classes4 ,the
 seats of the ,representatives of the   
first class shall be vacated at the     
expiration of the second year and the   
second class at the expiration of the   
fourth year1 so that one half may be    
chosen every second year4  #b4 ,this    
article shall not be so construed as to 
affect the election or term of any      
,representative chosen before it becomes
 valid as part of the ,constitution4    
#c4 ,this article shall apply to the    
first election of ,representatives which
 occurs after ratification but no       
earlier than #bjah4  #d4 ,the ,congress 
shall have power to enforce this article
 by appropriate legislation4  4