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.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
Bill introduced
Lobbying filed by NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND
Lobbying filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
Lobbying filed by HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
Lobbying filed by NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
| Registrant | Client | Amount | Filed | Period | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | $640.0K | Jul 18, 2025 | 2025Q2 | CIV |
| HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA | HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA | $130.0K | Jul 18, 2025 | 2025Q2 | EDUGOVFAM |
| FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM |
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Lobbying filed by FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 19.
| $48.3K |
| Jul 31, 2025 |
| 2025Q2 |
IMM |
| NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND | NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND | $7.5K | Jul 30, 2025 | 2025Q2 | BUDGOV |
| NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND | NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND | Undisclosed | Apr 21, 2025 | 2025Q1 | BUDCIVGOV |