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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386.
5/14/2024 • Senate
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.
Passed House • 5/8/2024
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Amendments (1)
This bill has 1 amendment proposed or adopted.
View all amendments on Congress.govCongressional Votes (2)
On Passage
May 8, 2024
On Motion to Recommit
May 8, 2024
Related Federal Spending
Sponsor & Cosponsors (115)
Party Breakdown
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Cosponsors (114)
Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
January 29, 2024
Committee Review
April 10, 2024
Floor Debate
May 8, 2024
Passed Chamber
Other Chamber
May 9, 2024
President
Failed
May 8, 2024
Text Versions (4)
Committee Reports (1)
Related Bills (4)
H.R. 6520
No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act
H.R. 6335
Voter Population Accuracy Act
H.Res. 1194
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6192) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7109) 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; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 109) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes.
S. 3659
Equal Representation Act