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HR 1537 113th Congress House

To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration.

Introduced: May 14, 2013 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 12, 2013
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 Latest action April 12, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, to attribute an individual who is incarcerated in a state, federal, county, or municipal correctional center as of the date on which such census is taken to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 14, 2013
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 12, 2013
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 12, 2013
Richmond, Cedric
· Apr 12, 2013
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 12, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1537: To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1537/
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"H.R. 1537: To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1537/.
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H.R. 1537, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1537/.
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[H.R. 1537: To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1537/)
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