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How at the total number of seats determined congress?

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The total number of seats in the House of Representatives was fixed at four hundred thirty-five (435) by the Apportionment Act of 1911.



Seats are apportioned (distributed) according to population. Each state receives at least one representative regardless of population. In the Senate, two senators represent each state.
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