2016 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 1 - Election of Senators and Representatives
Sec. 2c - Number of Congressional Districts; number of Representatives from each District

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Citation 2 U.S.C. § 2c (2016)
Section Name §2c. Number of Congressional Districts; number of Representatives from each District
Section Text

In each State entitled in the Ninety-first Congress or in any subsequent Congress thereafter to more than one Representative under an apportionment made pursuant to the provisions of section 2a(a) of this title, there shall be established by law a number of districts equal to the number of Representatives to which such State is so entitled, and Representatives shall be elected only from districts so established, no district to elect more than one Representative (except that a State which is entitled to more than one Representative and which has in all previous elections elected its Representatives at Large may elect its Representatives at Large to the Ninety-first Congress).

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 90–196, Dec. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 581.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 1 - ELECTION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 2c - Number of Congressional Districts; number of Representatives from each District
Contains section 2c
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 81 Stat. 581
Public Law References Public Law 90-196
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