H.R. 151 · 119th Congress · House

Equal Representation Act

Active· Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Introduced
Jan 3, 25
Passed House
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Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
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Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. DEC 02, 2025House committee actions

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 19.

    20Yea
    19Nay
    0NV
  2. DEC 02, 2025House committee actions

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. JAN 13, 2025Library of Congress

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E21)

  4. JAN 03, 2025House floor actions

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  5. JAN 03, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in House

Committees

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Dec 2, 2025

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