H.R. 7109Equal Representation Act

2 recorded actions300 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Chuck Edwards [R-NC-11]
Cosponsors: 114 · 114 Republicans
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committee: Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Latest action: May 14, 2024 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386.

IntroducedJan 29, 2024
Passed the HouseMay 8, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill 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.

The Department of Commerce must make public the number of citizens and noncitizens in each state.

The bill also 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) exclude noncitizens.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 7109 as passed House on May 8, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 71092 roll calls on this measure

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May 8, 2024Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveMay 8, 2024

How every member votedHouse roll call 193

House May 8, 2024 · the primary vote

On Passage

Equal Representation Act

Passed

206 Yea 202 Nay 22 not voting

Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members430 members

Democratic213 members

Republican217 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors114 · 114 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 7109 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 710918 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 7109 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

COMMON CAUSE

Government Issues · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Budget/Appropriations4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

EARTHJUSTICE ACTION

Agriculture · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Energy/Nuclear +4 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNIts PAC: Human Rights Campaign PAC

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Defense · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +6 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

AFL-CIO

Health Issues · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Manufacturing · Government Issues +9 more2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2024Filing

NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND

Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Constitution · Defense · Government Issues +2 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2024Filing

CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICAfiled by NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

Immigration · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Agriculture +5 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

DEMOCRACY 21

Government Issues1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE INCfiled by DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE, INC.

Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Immigration · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +1 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

31 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.