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H. Res. 594 96th Congress House

A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that for the purpose of apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, aliens not lawfully admitted into the United States should be excluded in the decennial census from the tabulation of total population by States…

Official title: A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that for the purpose of apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that for the purpose of apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, aliens not lawfully admitted into the United States should be excluded in the decennial census from the tabulation of total population by States; and that the Representatives in Congress should be apportioned among the several States on the basis of the number of persons in each State excluding such aliens.

Introduced: March 4, 1980 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Mar 4, 1980
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 1980
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 4, 1980
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 4, 1980

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that illegal aliens should be excluded from the total population of States as determined in the decennial census for the purpose of apportioning Representatives in Congress among the States.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 594: A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that for the purpose of apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, aliens not lawfully admitted into the United States should be excluded in the decennial census from the tabulation of total population by States; and that the Representatives in Congress should be apportioned among the several States on the basis of the number of persons in each State excluding such aliens.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HRES-594/
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"H. Res. 594: A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that for the purpose of apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, aliens not lawfully admitted into the United States should be excluded in the decennial census from the tabulation of total population by States; and that the Representatives in Congress should be apportioned among the several States on the basis of the number of persons in each State excluding such aliens.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HRES-594/.
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H. Res. 594, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HRES-594/.
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[H. Res. 594: A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that for the purpose of apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, aliens not lawfully admitted into the United States should be excluded in the decennial census from the tabulation of total population by States; and that the Representatives in Congress should be apportioned among the several States on the basis of the number of persons in each State excluding such aliens.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HRES-594/)
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