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What determines the number of representatives from each state in the house of representatives?

April 26, 2017government House politics Representatives State

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What determines the number of representatives from each state in the house of representatives?

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Each state is represented in the House proportionally to its population, and is entitled to at least one Representative. The total number of Representatives is currently fixed at 435 by the Reapportionment Act of 1929, though Congress has the authority to change that number.