H.R. 151

119 HR 151 IH: Equal Representation Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 151  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Edwards  (for himself,  Mr. Davidson ,  Mr. Bean of Florida ,  Mr. Rouzer ,  Mr. Nehls ,  Mr. Collins ,  Mrs. Cammack ,  Ms. Hageman ,  Mr. Fleischmann ,  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ,  Mr. Bost ,  Mr. Palmer ,  Mrs. Houchin ,  Mr. Guest ,  Mr. Miller of Ohio ,  Mr. Fitzgerald , and  Mr. Moore of Alabama ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Equal Representation Act  .
2.
Citizenship status on decennial census
(a)
In general
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)
a citizen of the United States;
(B)
a national of the United States but not a citizen of the United States;
(C)
an alien lawfully residing in the United States; or
(D)
an alien unlawfully residing in 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 persons per State, disaggregated by each of the 4 categories described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), as tabulated in accordance with this section.
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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 an 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.
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.