Search Results for keywords:"decennial census"

Search Results: keywords:"decennial census"

H. R. 7109 — An Act To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all individuals.
May 08, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:549
The Equal Representation Act proposes adding a citizenship question to the 2030 decennial census and each census thereafter. This question would allow respondents to indicate whether they and their household members are U.S. citizens. The bill also stipulates that noncitizens...
Simple Explanation
The Equal Representation Act says that when counting people every ten years, the U.S. government wants to ask if someone is a citizen or not, and it suggests only counting citizens to decide how many representatives each state gets.
H. R. 7109 — An Act To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all individuals.
May 14, 2024
Status:Placed on Calendar Senate
Congress:118
Words:653
H.R. 7109, titled the "Equal Representation Act," proposes changes to how the U.S. conducts its decennial census and apportions its representatives. The bill mandates adding a question about citizenship status on the census starting in 2030, with results broken down by...
Simple Explanation
The Equal Representation Act is a new rule that says the government has to ask if people are citizens when they count everyone in the country every ten years, and only citizens will count to decide how many representatives each state gets.
H. R. 7109 — To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons.
January 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:637
H.R. 7109 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that aims to change how representatives are apportioned by requiring a citizenship question on future U.S. decennial censuses. The bill mandates that the census ask respondents to indicate their citizenship or...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to add a question asking if people are U.S. citizens on the big country count every ten years. It also says that only citizens should be counted to decide how many people will represent each state in Congress, starting in 2030.
H. R. 7911 — To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial census, and for other purposes.
April 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:322
H. R. 7911 seeks to change title 13 of the United States Code to stop the inclusion of questions about citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in the decennial census. This proposed legislation specifies that such questions should not be part of the census unless it...
Simple Explanation
The bill H. R. 7911 wants to change the census rules so they can't ask if someone is from another country, but it won't change another survey called the American Community Survey. This means everyone can be counted without worrying about those questions.

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