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2 U.S.C. § 2b

Number of Representatives from each State in 78th and subsequent Congresses

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Each State shall be entitled, in the Seventy-eighth and in each Congress thereafter until the taking effect of a reapportionment under a subsequent statute or section 2a of this title, to the number of Representatives shown in the statement transmitted to the Congress on January 8, 1941, based upon the method known as the method of equal proportions, no State to receive less than one Member.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1945–2025 · leading case: Saunders v. Wilkins, 152 F.2d 235 (4th Cir. 1945).
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Saunders v. Wilkins, 152 F.2d 235 (4th Cir. 1945). “762 , 2 U.S.C.A. § 2b, whereby it was provided that each State shall be entitled in the 78th and in each Congress thereafter until the taking effect of a reapportionment to the number of Representatives shown in the statement transmitted to Congress by the President on January…”
League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. Exec. Off. of the President, No. 2025-0946 (D.D.C. Apr. 24, 2025). “, 2 U.S.C. § 2b (setting the number of Representatives for each State); 3 U.”
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