Apportionment Act of 1792

Apportionment Act of 1792

Long title	An Act for apportioning Representatives among the several States, according in the first enumeration.
Enacted by	the 2nd United States Congress
Effective	March 4, 1793
Citations
Statutes at Large	1 Stat. 253
Legislative history
Passed the House on February 21, 1792 (34–16) Passed the Senate on March 12, 1792 (14–13) with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on March 23, 1792 (31–29) Vetoed by President George Washington on April 5, 1792 Passed the House on April 10, 1792 Passed the Senate on April 10, 1792 Signed by President George Washington on April 14, 1792

The Apportionment Act of 1792 (1 Stat. 253) was an apportionment bill passed by the United States Congress on April 10, 1792, and signed into law by President George Washington on April 14, 1792. The law set the number of members of the United States House of Representatives at 105, effective with the 3rd Congress on March 4, 1793, and established that a number of representatives would be allotted to each state based upon the population enumeration provided by the 1790 Census.

Earlier apportionment legislation had been approved by the House in February 1792 and the Senate in March 1792, but was vetoed by the President on April 5, 1792. It was the first presidential veto of legislation in American history.

Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution stipulates that the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is to be effected on the basis of population.

An Act apportioning Representatives among the several States, according to the first enumeration.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the third day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, the House of Representatives shall be composed of members elected agreeably to a ratio of one member for every thirty-three thousand persons in each state, computed according to the rule prescribed by the constitution; that is to say:
Within the state of New Hampshire, four; within the state of Massachusetts, fourteen; within the state of Vermont, two; within the state of Rhode Island, two; within the state of Connecticut, seven; within the state of New York, ten; within the state of New Jersey, five; within the state of Pennsylvania, thirteen; within the state of Delaware, one; within the state of Maryland, eight; within the state of Virginia, nineteen; within the state of Kentucky, two; within the state of North Carolina, ten; within the state of South Carolina, six; and within the state of Georgia, two members.

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