Equal Representation Act of 2025
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Last action Apr 21, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 19.
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 66 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Edwards
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
Barry Moore
RRepublican
Co
Ben Cline
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Brad Finstad
RRepublican
Co
Brad Knott
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Gill
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
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