HR 1537
113th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Census and government statistics
Congressional districts and representation
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
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: April 12, 2013
Introduced by:
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
Democratic
· New York
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In committee
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 12, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 12, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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