H.R. 5156 119th Congress House

COUNT Act

Official title: To direct the Department of Commerce and Federal agencies to collect information on citizenship status of individuals residing in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 4, 2025 Introduced by: August Pfluger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Immigration

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Sep 4, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sep 4, 2025

Introduced in House

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Committees of jurisdiction 6

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

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HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
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Cosponsors 8