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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2905 — End Prison Gerrymandering Act

“To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last usual place of residence before incarceration, and for other purposes.”

Government operations and politics
Introduced Apr 26, 2023
Last action Apr 26, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 26, 2023
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Referred
Apr 26, 2023
Oversight · Judiciary
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional facility or detention center to the individual's last place of residence before incarceration. Further, a state must treat such an individual's last place of residence in the state before incarceration as the individual's place of residence for purposes of congressional redistricting.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.