▁Miller ) ▁for ▁their ▁rat ification . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁pending , ▁as ▁both ▁had ▁a ▁time ▁limit ▁attached ▁and ▁in ▁both ▁cases ▁the ▁time ▁period ▁set ▁for ▁their ▁rat ification ▁exp ired . ▁ ▁P ending ▁ ▁The ▁Cong r essional ▁App ort ion ment ▁Am end ment ▁( pro posed ▁ 1 7 8 9 ) ▁would , ▁if ▁rat ified , ▁establish ▁a ▁formula ▁for ▁determ ining ▁the ▁appropriate ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁the ▁appropriate ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁represent atives ▁among ▁the ▁states ▁following ▁each ▁constitution ally ▁mand ated ▁dec enn ial ▁census . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁states ▁for ▁rat ification , ▁an ▁aff irm ative ▁vote ▁by ▁ten ▁states ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁this ▁am end ment ▁oper ational . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁when ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁Kentucky ▁joined ▁the ▁Union , ▁the ▁number ▁clim bed ▁to ▁twelve . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁the ▁am end ment ▁remained ▁one ▁state ▁sh y ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁needed ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁No ▁additional ▁states ▁have ▁rat ified ▁this ▁am end ment ▁since . ▁To ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁today , ▁rat ification ▁by ▁an ▁additional ▁twenty - se ven ▁would ▁be ▁required . ▁The ▁App ort ion ment ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁app ort ioned ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁at ▁ 3 3 , 0 0 0 ▁persons