Equal Representation Act of 2025 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 129 words.
Equal Representation Act This bill requires that the statement sent by the President to Congress after the decennial census indicating the number of persons in each state exclude noncitizens. (This statement is the basis for reapportionment of U.S. Representatives.) The bill also 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 (1) a U.S. citizen, (2) a U.S. national but not a citizen, (3) a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) lawfully residing in the United States, or (4) a non-U.S. national unlawfully residing in the United States. The Department of Commerce must make public the number of persons in each state, disaggregated by each of these four categories.
- Committees
- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 40 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in house to reported in house · 337 words
- Subjects
- Census and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional districts and representationGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and procedures
- Latest action
- Apr 21, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th H.R. 7167 Make It Count Act R · Introduced
- 119th S. 2205 Equal Representation Act R · Introduced