S. 2205
119th Congress
Senate
Equal Representation Act
Official title: A bill to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representat… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all individuals.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Votes taken on this bill
1
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2007 | Senate · vote #394 | On the Cloture Motion S. 2205 | Rejected | 52–44 | See who voted → |
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What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related & companion bills
2
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
8
- FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
- FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
- CONSORTIUM OF SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATIONS (COSSA)
- LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.
- FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
- FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
- Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- Bureau of the Census
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Cosponsors
20
R
McCormick, David
R
Moody, Ashley
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Britt, Katie Boyd
R
Budd, Ted
R
Cramer, Kevin
R
Crapo, Mike
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Daines, Steve
R
Hoeven, John
R
Johnson, Ron
R
Justice, James C.
R
Lankford, James
R
Lee, Mike
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
R
Marshall, Roger
R
Ricketts, Pete
R
Risch, James E.
R
Schmitt, Eric
R
Scott, Rick
R
Sheehy, Tim
R
Tuberville, Tommy
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2205: Equal Representation Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2205/
"S. 2205: Equal Representation Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2205/.
S. 2205, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2205/.
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