HR 3797
111th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Border security and unlawful immigration
Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization
Members of Congress
Fairness in Representation Act
Introduced: October 13, 2009
Introduced by:
Foxx, Virginia
Republican
· North Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Oct 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 13, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fairness in Representation Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in conducting the 2010 decennial census and every decennial census thereafter, to include in any questionnaire used for the purpose of determining the total population by states, a checkbox or similar option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the United States.
Requires the Secretary to adjust census figures as necessary so that those who are not U.S. citizens or are not lawfully present in the United States are not counted in tabulating population for purposes of apportioning Representatives in Congress among the states.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Committees of jurisdiction
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