Legislation· May 2024Sponsored by Chuck Edwards (R)
Equal Representation Act
Would have added a citizenship checkbox to the 2030 census and excluded noncitizens from House seat counts.
Tradeoff
Would have required a citizenship checkbox on the 2030 census and published citizen counts by state. Would have dropped noncitizens from the counts used to divide House seats among the states.
What's in it
The House passed it 206-202 on May 8, 2024, and the Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended.
House
Introduced
(Jan 29, 2024)
House
Committee on Oversight and Accountability(Jan 29, 2024)
House
The Committee on Oversight and Accountability voted to send it to the floor
Reported 22 - 20(Apr 10, 2024)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-476.
House
On
Failed(Roll #192 · May 8, 2024)
203 yeanay 207House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #193 · May 8, 2024)
206 yeanay 202Senate
Received from the House
Received(May 9, 2024)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- William R. IV Timmons (R-SC)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- John R. Curtis (R-UT)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- John W. Rose (R-TN)
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL)
- Randy K., Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Alexander X. Mooney (R-WV)
- Carol D. Miller (R-WV)
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Cory Mills (R-FL)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- Dale W. Strong (R-AL)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Dan Bishop (R-NC)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Robert E. Latta (R-OH)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- John R. Carter (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)
- John R. Moolenaar (R-MI)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Mike Garcia (R-CA)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)
- Rick W. Allen (R-GA)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
- Bob Good (R-VA)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Max L. Miller (R-OH)
- Lisa C. McClain (R-MI)
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)
- Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA)
- Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH)
- Mark E. Green (R-TN)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
- Neal P. Dunn (R-FL)
- Matthew M. Rosendale (R-MT)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- James Comer (R-KY)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Steve Scalise (R-LA)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Jake LaTurner (R-KS)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC)
Passage votes· May 8, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025