119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 7375 — 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 Feb 4, 2026

Last action Feb 4, 2026

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Feb 4, 2026

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Referred

Feb 4, 2026

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

AmendmentAI

Timeline · 3 actions

Feb 4, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 4, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Feb 4, 2026