▁as ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁am end ment ▁was ▁rat ified ▁as ▁the ▁Tw enty - se vent h ▁Am end ment ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁A ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁states ▁did ▁rat ify ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁App ort ion ▁Am end ment ▁and , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁the ▁am end ment ▁was ▁just ▁one ▁state ▁short ▁of ▁ad option . ▁However , ▁no ▁state ▁has ▁rat ified ▁the ▁am end ment ▁since ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁am end ment ▁l ays ▁out ▁a ▁mathematical ▁formula ▁for ▁determ ining ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁It ▁would ▁initially ▁have ▁required ▁one ▁representative ▁for ▁every ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁constitu ents , ▁with ▁that ▁number ▁eventually ▁clim bing ▁to ▁one ▁representative ▁for ▁every ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁constitu ents . ▁As ▁the ▁am end ment ▁was ▁never ▁passed , ▁Congress ▁has ▁set ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁by ▁stat ute . ▁Congress ▁regularly ▁increased ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁to ▁account ▁for ▁population ▁growth ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁until ▁it ▁fixed ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁voting ▁House ▁members ▁at ▁ 4 3 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁where , ▁aside ▁from ▁a ▁temporary ▁increase ▁to ▁ 4 3 7 ▁members ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁after ▁Al aska ▁and ▁Hawai i