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H.R. 794 116th Congress House

Correct the Census Count Act

Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Census and government statisticsCongressional districts and representationCorrectional facilities and imprisonment
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 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 an individual incarcerated in a correctional center to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3645 Correct the Census Count Act
  • S 3481 Correct the Census Count Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 13, 2019
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 13, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 794: Correct the Census Count Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-794/
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"H.R. 794: Correct the Census Count Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-794/.
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H.R. 794, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-794/.
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