HR 151 · introduced · major
Equal Representation Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill excludes noncitizens from the census count used to reapportion U.S. House seats among states.
- It affects all states and requires the Census Bureau to ask respondents about citizenship status.
- The bill requires the Census Bureau to publicly report population counts broken down by citizenship category.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might excluding noncitizens from House apportionment affect representation in states with large immigrant populations versus those with fewer immigrants?
- 02
What challenges could the Census Bureau face in accurately determining citizenship status, and how might measurement errors impact seat distribution?
- 03
Which states would likely gain or lose House seats under this change, and what are the fiscal consequences for federal funding tied to population counts?
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Sponsor · R-NC-11
Chuck Edwards
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
66/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-04-21
Joining the bill
Michael Guest
R-MS-3 · original
Harriet M. Hageman
R-WY · original
Scott Fitzgerald
R-WI-5 · original
Mike Collins
R-GA-10 · original
Clay Higgins
R-LA-3 · original
Erin Houchin
R-IN-9 · original
Mike Bost
R-IL-12 · original
Warren Davidson
R-OH-8 · original
Kat Cammack
R-FL-3 · original
Aaron Bean
R-FL-4 · original
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
R-TN-3 · original
Barry Moore
R-AL-1 · original
+ 54 more
Legislative timeline
2026-04-21 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
2026-04-21 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.
2026-04-21 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.
2025-12-02 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 19.
2025-12-02 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-01-13 · IntroReferral
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E21)
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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