House bill · H.R. 151 (119th Congress)

Equal Representation Act of 2025

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Apr 21, 2026

Sponsor: Chuck Edwards (U.S. Representative, NC-11, Republican)

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Summary

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.

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Full history

Apr 21, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
Apr 21, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
U.S. House
Apr 21, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
Apr 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.

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Apr 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.
Apr 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.
Dec 2, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 2, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 2, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 2, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 19.
Dec 2, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 19.
Dec 2, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 19.
Jun 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
U.S. House of Representatives

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