House GOP passes bill to add citizenship question to census
Source: The Hill
05/08/24 10:49 PM ET
House Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill that calls for adding a citizenship question to the decennial census, re-upping an issue that the Supreme Court blocked in 2019.
The legislation titled the Equal Representation Act cleared the chamber in a party-line 206-202 vote.
The measure would direct the Census Bureau to add a question to the 10-year survey asking for the respondents citizenship status and require that the U.S. only consider citizens when determining the number of congressional seats each state receives.
Targeting that apportionment would give Republicans a pathway to slicing away at the impact of high-population, liberal-leaning states like California.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/4652876-house-gop-bill-citizenship-question-census/
Are they so stupid to not understand that this would apply to TX and FL too?
Raven123
(4,978 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,780 posts)There is only one question that has to be answered and that is how many people live at the residence.
BumRushDaShow
(130,357 posts)2d Session
H. R. 7109
[Report No. 118476]
To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 29, 2024
Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Davidson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability
April 29, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Ogles, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fry, Mr. Grothman, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Self, Mr. Curtis, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Posey, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Rose, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Collins, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Babin, Mr. Mooney, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Hern, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Cline, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Mills, Mr. Bost, Mr. Banks, Mr. Strong, Mr. Burlison, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Guest, Mr. Latta, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Crane, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Norman, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Mann, Mr. Mike Garcia of California, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moran, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Fallon, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mrs. McClain, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Flood, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Steube, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Rosendale, Ms. Mace, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Estes, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. Comer, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Roy, Ms. Tenney, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Barr, Mr. Harris, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Steil, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Murphy
April 29, 2024
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 29, 2024]
A BILL
To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Equal Representation Act.
SEC. 2. Citizenship status on decennial census.
Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
(g) (1) In conducting the 2030 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States a checkbox or other similar option for the respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for each of the members of the household of the respondent, whether that individual is a citizen of the United States.
(2) Not later than 120 days after completion of a decennial census of the population under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make publicly available the number of individuals per State, disaggregated by citizens of the United States and noncitizens, as tabulated in accordance with this section..
SEC. 3. Exclusion of noncitizens from number of persons used to determine apportionment of representatives and number of electoral votes.
(a) Exclusion.Section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress, approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by inserting after not taxed the following: and individuals who are not citizens of the United States.
(b) Effective date.The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the apportionment of Representatives carried out pursuant to the decennial census conducted during 2030 and any succeeding decennial census.
SEC. 4. Severability clause.
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provision or amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.
Amend the title so as to read: A bill to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all individuals..
LeftInTX
(25,902 posts)SEC. 3. Exclusion of noncitizens from number of persons used to determine apportionment of representatives and number of electoral votes.
(a) Exclusion.Section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress, approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by inserting after not taxed the following: and individuals who are not citizens of the United States.
(b) Effective date.The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the apportionment of Representatives carried out pursuant to the decennial census conducted during 2030 and any succeeding decennial census.
I don't have a problem with that..LOL. It means at least one less district in Texas! LOL And I would get put back into a blue district.
They currently pack non-voting immigrants into blue districts.
It would require a change in the constitution however.
Citizen questions were on the 1950 census.
BumRushDaShow
(130,357 posts)They tried this before under 45 and it was blocked for inclusion in the 2020 Census by the SCOTUS - https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/politics/census-supreme-court/index.html
Lovie777
(12,465 posts)IronLionZion
(45,696 posts)and then during redistricting, the larger new districts might be a little more diverse than GOP are comfortable with.
BumRushDaShow
(130,357 posts)(ETA - and UT, & WY, OK and purple states like NV, AZ, NM, CO)
peppertree
(21,785 posts)I lived there for a couple of years around 20 years ago.
Their property taxes are of Swedish proportions - except you get almost nothing in return.
Plus, the utility rates are highway robbery. And so are their traffic cops - who basically just roam the streets with cowboy hats, looking for someone to shake down.
LeftInTX
(25,902 posts)Last edited Thu May 9, 2024, 05:19 PM - Edit history (1)
It won't go anywhere.
Citizenship has been a question from 1910-at least 1950. However, it was not used for redistricting.
I know in Texas, they list the number of registered voters in a district. (hint, hint..citizens) However, they don't use the # of registered to voters to draw district lines. Texas would have one less district if they only counted US citizens to draw districts.
AZLD4Candidate
(5,881 posts)PSPS
(13,655 posts)Traurigkeit
(535 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(146,195 posts)LeftInTX
(25,902 posts)It was asked in the 1950 Census and previous censuses.
My great grandmother was never a US citizen
BaronChocula
(1,664 posts)The foot shootin' boogie.
ScratchCat
(2,034 posts)This was already shot down during the Trump administration because Congress can't change what the Constitution says.
First it was a bill to prevent illegals from voting - which they can't - and now they pivot right back to the census nonsense which has already been declared unconstitutional years ago.
They have nothing to run on.
BumRushDaShow
(130,357 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(146,195 posts)Donald Trump tried and failed to add a citizenship question to the census. Congressional Republicans are picking up where the former president left off.
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-pushes-misguided-fight-add-citizenship-question-census-rcna151660
Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who arent citizens from the count that helps determine political power in the United States. The GOP-led House on Wednesday passed a bill that would eliminate noncitizens from the tally gathered during a census and used to decide how many House seats and Electoral College votes each state gets.
The Republicans oddly named Equal Representation Act cleared the House on Wednesday on a party-line vote: GOP members were unanimous in their support for the bill, while Democrats were unanimous in their opposition.
The measure now heads to the Democratic-led Senate, where it will be ignored. President Joe Biden has also already announced his opposition to the legislation......
The assertions werent even close to being true, though the claims are likely to become far-right orthodoxy (if they arent already).
The APs report added, [O]pponents say the idea, once on the ideological fringe, has never gotten so far in the legislative process.
Its an important detail. In the not-too-distant past, changing the census this way wouldve been a priority for anti-immigrant extremists and no one else. In 2024, this same idea reached the U.S. House floor and received unanimous support from the Republican conference, including ostensible moderates and members from competitive districts.
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