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H.R. 2905 (118th)

End Prison Gerrymandering Act

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Introduced

26 April 2023

Last action

26 April 2023 · Introduced

Status

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Emanuel Cleaver, Emilia Sykes, Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Jesús García, Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Summer Lee, Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]

Subjects

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4 February 2025

Summary

End Prison Gerrymandering Act 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.

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Timeline

  1. 26 April 2023

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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