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HR 7109 - Equal Representation Act - National Key Vote

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Title: Equal Representation Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent and each household member is a U.S. citizen.

Highlights:

  • Requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent and each household member is a U.S. citizen (Sec. 2-4).

  • Requires the Department of Commerce to make public the number of citizens and noncitizens in each state (Sec. 2-4).

  • Requires that the statement sent by the President to Congress indicating the number of persons in each state (related to the reapportionment of U.S. Representatives) excludes noncitizens (Sec. 2-4).

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