what moved
← Back to browse
HR 151 Advanced toward a vote

Adds a citizenship checkbox to the 2030 and later censuses and excludes noncitizens from the population count used to apportion House seats.

Official title: Equal Representation Act of 2025

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 03-JAN-2025
Referred 03-JAN-2025
Approved by committee 02-DEC-2025
Reported 21-APR-2026
On the calendar 21-APR-2026
Key points
  • Requires the census questionnaire to include a checkbox for each household member to indicate whether they are a U.S. citizen, starting with the 2030 census.
  • Requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish the number of citizens and noncitizens in each state within 120 days after each census is completed.
  • Excludes individuals who are not U.S. citizens from the population used to apportion Representatives, beginning with the 2030 census.
  • Includes a severability clause so the remaining provisions stay in effect if any provision is found unconstitutional.
AI-generated from the Reported in House text of 21-APR-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 21-APR-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor Chuck Edwards (R-NC) Cosponsors · 66
■ 66 R
66 Republicans
Show all 66 Republicans
congress.gov page Reported in House (21-APR-2026) Introduced in House (03-JAN-2025)