Equal Representation Act

6/11/2024, 4:04 PM

Equal Representation Act

This bill requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent and each household member is a U.S. citizen.

The Department of Commerce must make public the number of citizens and noncitizens in each state.

The bill also requires that the statement sent by the President to Congress indicating the number of persons in each state (related to the reapportionment of U.S. Representatives) exclude noncitizens.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 7109

Introduced on
2024-01-29

# Amendments
1

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

5/14/2024

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
Failed in House
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Equal Representation Act

This bill requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent and each household member is a U.S. citizen.

The Department of Commerce must make public the number of citizens and noncitizens in each state.

The bill also requires that the statement sent by the President to Congress indicating the number of persons in each state (related to the reapportionment of U.S. Representatives) exclude noncitizens.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons.

Policy Areas
Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact
Census and government statistics•
Citizenship and naturalization•
Congressional districts and representation•
Government information and archives•
Immigration status and procedures

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/13/2024

Equal Representation Act

This bill requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent and each household member is a U.S. ...


Latest Action5/14/2024
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386.