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[H.R. 7109 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 395
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7109
[Report No. 118-476]
To 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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 29, 2024
Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Davidson) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Accountability
April 29, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Ogles, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fry, Mr.
Grothman, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Self, Mr. Curtis, Mrs.
Miller of Illinois, Mr. Posey, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Moore of
Alabama, Mr. Rose, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Lesko,
Mr. Collins, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Babin, Mr. Mooney, Mrs.
Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Tiffany, Mr.
Hern, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Tony Gonzales of
Texas, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Cline, Mr. LaMalfa,
Mr. Mills, Mr. Bost, Mr. Banks, Mr. Strong, Mr. Burlison, Mrs. Houchin,
Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Guest, Mr. Latta, Mr. McCormick, Mr.
Biggs, Mr. Crane, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Norman, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mrs. Bice, Mr.
Moolenaar, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Jordan,
Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Brecheen,
Mr. Mann, Mr. Mike Garcia of California, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr.
Allen, Mr. Moran, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Fallon, Mrs.
Hinson, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana,
Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mrs. McClain, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Graves of Missouri,
Mr. Palmer, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Flood, Mrs.
Harshbarger, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mrs.
Wagner, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Steube, Ms. Boebert, Mr.
Meuser, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Rosendale, Ms. Mace, Mr.
Cloud, Mr. Estes, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. Comer, Mr.
Huizenga, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Roy, Ms. Tenney, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr.
Loudermilk, Mr. Barr, Mr. Harris, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Steil, Mr. LaHood,
and Mr. Murphy
April 29, 2024
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
29, 2024]
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A BILL
To 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Representation Act''.
SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP STATUS ON DECENNIAL CENSUS.
Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g)(1) In conducting the 2030 decennial census and each decennial
census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any questionnaire
distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total
population by States a checkbox or other similar option for the
respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for each of the members
of the household of the respondent, whether that individual is a
citizen of the United States.
``(2) Not later than 120 days after completion of a decennial
census of the population under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make
publicly available the number of individuals per State, disaggregated
by citizens of the United States and noncitizens, as tabulated in
accordance with this section.''.
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF NONCITIZENS FROM NUMBER OF PERSONS USED TO
DETERMINE APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES AND NUMBER OF
ELECTORAL VOTES.
(a) Exclusion.--Section 22(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to
provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to
provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress'', approved
June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by inserting after ``not
taxed'' the following: ``and individuals who are not citizens of the
United States''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to the apportionment of Representatives carried out
pursuant to the decennial census conducted during 2030 and any
succeeding decennial census.
SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and
amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provision or
amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to 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 individuals.''.
Union Calendar No. 395
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7109
[Report No. 118-476]
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A BILL
To 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.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 29, 2024
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed