In 1929, Congress put a maximum on the size of the House to 435 seats. It can change. What if it did?
Today’s ratio of residents to lawmakers is way bigger than what George Washington imposed, i.e., 30,000 per seat. On average, today’s rate is 726,000 per seat. Read more >>>
How big could a legislative body become? One idea is Parliament of India, shown in the diagram below.
Renovate the Republic: change the size of US House?