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Standard Summary
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The Equal Representation Act requires a citizenship question on the decennial census and changes congressional apportionment to be based on citizen population rather than total population.
Key Points
- 1Requires citizenship status question on 2030 and subsequent censuses
- 2Categorizes respondents as citizen, non-citizen national, lawful resident, or unlawful resident
- 3Mandates public reporting of population counts by citizenship status
- 4Changes apportionment formula to exclude non-citizens from representative allocation
- 5Applies to 2030 census and future censuses
- 6Includes severability clause for constitutional challenges
Impact Areas
Census data collectionCongressional apportionmentImmigration policyElectoral College allocationFederal statistical programs
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