Equal Representation Act

This bill would add a citizenship question to the nationwide census starting in 2030. Every household would mark whether each person is a U.S. citizen. After each census, the government would publish how many people in each state are citizens and how many are not within 120 days .

It would also change how seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are divided among states. Starting with the 2030 count, only U.S. citizens would be used to decide how many representatives each state gets, which also affects each state’s electoral votes for president. If any part of the law is struck down in court, the rest would still stand .

• Who is affected: Everyone counted in the census; states that receive House seats and electoral votes based on those counts .
• What changes: Census adds a citizenship checkbox for each person; the government releases state totals of citizens and noncitizens; House seats and electoral votes are based on citizen counts only .
• When it starts: With the 2030 census and every census after that; the new apportionment rule applies beginning with the 2030 results .