H.R. 151

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 151 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 536
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 151

[Report No. 119-619]

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 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

April 21, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Rose, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. 
Knott, Mr. Downing, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. 
Fedorchak, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Wilson of South 
Carolina, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Alford, Mr. Allen, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. 
LaMalfa, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Estes, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. 
Messmer, Mr. Fry, Mr. Cline, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Norman, 
Mr. Ezell, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Dunn of 
Florida, Mr. Babin, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Cole, Ms. Tenney, Mr. 
Baumgartner, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. 
Mills, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Begich, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. McClintock, 
Mr. Taylor, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Mann, Mr. 
Wied, Mr. Self, Ms. Mace, and Mr. Donalds

April 21, 2026

Reported with an amendment, 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 
3, 2025]

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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 of 2025''.

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.
Union Calendar No. 536

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 151

[Report No. 119-619]

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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 21, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed