Senate bill · S. 2205 (119th Congress)
Equal Representation Act
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Bill Hagerty (U.S. Senator for Tennessee, Republican)
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Summary
The bill would require the decennial census to include a citizenship question, require reporting on specified census statistics by citizenship status, and change apportionment of House Representatives to be based on the count of U.S. citizens rather than total population.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on Homeland Security · U.S. House of Representatives
Also referred to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · U.S. Senate.
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Cosponsors
20
Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.
- Republican20
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- Ashley Moody
- Cynthia M. Lummis
- David McCormick
- Eric Schmitt
- James C. Justice
- James E. Risch
- James Lankford
- John Hoeven
- Katie Boyd Britt
- Kevin Cramer
- Mike Crapo
- Mike Lee
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Full history
- Jun 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Jun 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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