H.R. 6942, also known as the "Count Only Citizens Act," aims to prevent distortions in congressional reapportionment by requiring the inclusion of a checkbox or similar option on decennial census questionnaires for respondents to indicate their citizenship status or lawful...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6942 wants to change a big counting project called the census, where they count how many people live in different places, by asking if people are U.S. citizens or allowed to be in the country. This is to help make sure each place gets the right amount of helpers in the government called Representatives.