Bill > HR7167

This bill, titled the "Make It Count Act," mandates the inclusion of a citizenship question on the decennial census, requiring respondents to indicate their status as a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawfully residing alien, or unlawfully residing alien, and mandates public reporting of these disaggregated numbers. Crucially, it proposes to change how the number of Representatives in Congress is determined by basing it on the count of U.S. citizens only, rather than all persons residing in a state, which will also affect electoral votes. Furthermore, the bill aims to limit congressional redistricting, meaning states can only redraw their congressional districts once after each census and apportionment, unless a court orders otherwise to comply with the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and this limitation will not affect state or local elections.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7167/all-info