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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5743

Introduced

One Citizen, One Seat Act

Sponsor
RBeth Van Duyne· Texas
Introduced
October 10, 2025
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.October 10, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5743 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5743

To require the Bureau of the Census to revise the tabulation of the 
total population by State for the 2020 decennial census counting only 
citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 10, 2025

Ms. Van Duyne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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A BILL

To require the Bureau of the Census to revise the tabulation of the 
total population by State for the 2020 decennial census counting only 
citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.

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 ``One Citizen, One Seat Act''.

SEC. 2. CITIZEN ONLY CENSUS POPULATION TABULATION.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall revise the 
tabulation of total population by States for the 2020 decennial census 
under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code, to include only 
individuals who are citizens of the United States.
(b) Distribution.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to each 
State the tabulation of total population for such State as revised 
under subsection (a).
(c) Federal Grant Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, beginning on the date that is 60 days after the date on which 
the Secretary of Commerce provides to a State the tabulation of total 
population for such State as revised under subsection (a), no grant may 
be awarded by the Federal Government to such State unless such State--
(1) uses only such tabulation as so revised for all 
purposes for which such State would have used such tabulation 
prior to such revision; and
(2) does not otherwise use such tabulation other than as so 
revised.
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