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Equal Representation Act

Introduced: February 25, 2026 Introduced by: Edwards, Chuck Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 21, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.

Apr 21, 2026

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.

Dec 2, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 19.

Dec 2, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jan 13, 2025

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E21)

Jan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

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Equal Representation Act

This bill requires that the statement sent by the President to Congress after the decennial census indicating the number of persons in each state exclude noncitizens. (This statement is the basis for reapportionment of U.S. Representatives.)

The bill also requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent and each household member is (1) a U.S. citizen, (2) a U.S. national but not a citizen, (3) a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) lawfully residing in the United States, or (4) a non-U.S. national unlawfully residing in the United States.

The Department of Commerce must make public the number of persons in each state, disaggregated by each of these four categories.

What's happening now April 21, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.

Hearings & markups 1

the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 151, the Equal Representation Act; 2) H.R. 5750, the Ensu…
Markup Dec 2, 2025 · 10:00 AM EST · Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 17

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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for LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

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Cosponsors 66

Donalds, Byron

Florida · Feb 25, 2026

Mace, Nancy

South Carolina · Oct 17, 2025

Self, Keith

Texas · Aug 8, 2025

Wied, Tony

Wisconsin · Aug 8, 2025

Mann, Tracey

Kansas · Aug 5, 2025

Finstad, Brad

Minnesota · Jul 29, 2025

McCormick, Richard

Georgia · Jul 16, 2025

Langworthy, Nicholas A.

New York · Jun 23, 2025

Taylor, David J.

Ohio · Jun 23, 2025

McClintock, Tom

California · May 23, 2025

Florida · Feb 7, 2025

Gill, Brandon

Texas · Feb 5, 2025

Mills, Cory

Florida · Feb 5, 2025

Biggs, Sheri

South Carolina · Jan 23, 2025

Babin, Brian

Texas · Jan 22, 2025

Baumgartner, Michael

Washington · Jan 22, 2025

Cline, Ben

Virginia · Jan 22, 2025

Cole, Tom

Oklahoma · Jan 22, 2025

Dunn, Neal P.

Florida · Jan 22, 2025

Ezell, Mike

Mississippi · Jan 22, 2025

Fallon, Pat

Texas · Jan 22, 2025

Franklin, Scott

Florida · Jan 22, 2025

Fry, Russell

South Carolina · Jan 22, 2025

Harris, Mark

North Carolina · Jan 22, 2025

Norman, Ralph

South Carolina · Jan 22, 2025

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Jan 22, 2025

Weber, Randy K. Sr.

Texas · Jan 22, 2025

Estes, Ron

Kansas · Jan 16, 2025

Messmer, Mark B.

Indiana · Jan 16, 2025

Stutzman, Marlin A.

Indiana · Jan 16, 2025

Alford, Mark

Missouri · Jan 15, 2025

Allen, Rick W.

Georgia · Jan 15, 2025

Brecheen, Josh

Oklahoma · Jan 15, 2025

Crenshaw, Dan

Texas · Jan 15, 2025

Downing, Troy

Montana · Jan 15, 2025

Fedorchak, Julie

North Dakota · Jan 15, 2025

Grothman, Glenn

Wisconsin · Jan 15, 2025

Harshbarger, Diana

Tennessee · Jan 15, 2025

Issa, Darrell

California · Jan 15, 2025

Knott, Brad

North Carolina · Jan 15, 2025

LaMalfa, Doug

California · Jan 15, 2025

Miller, Mary E.

Illinois · Jan 15, 2025

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Jan 15, 2025

Tiffany, Thomas P.

Wisconsin · Jan 15, 2025

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · Jan 15, 2025

Hinson, Ashley

Iowa · Jan 13, 2025

Rose, John W.

Tennessee · Jan 13, 2025

Smith, Adrian

Nebraska · Jan 13, 2025

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