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HR 5454 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Census and government statistics Congressional districts and representation Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Correct the Census Count Act

Introduced: April 10, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Apr 10, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 10, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Correct the Census Count Act

This bill requires the Department of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, to attribute to an individual who is incarcerated in a correctional center as of the date on which such census is taken such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.

What's happening now April 10, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 22, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 22, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 9, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 9, 2018
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 9, 2018
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 9, 2018
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 9, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 9, 2018
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 9, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 9, 2018
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · May 9, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 9, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 9, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5454: Correct the Census Count Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5454/
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"H.R. 5454: Correct the Census Count Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5454/.
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H.R. 5454, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5454/.
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[H.R. 5454: Correct the Census Count Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5454/)
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