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US HB7375
Bill
Status
2/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Deborah Ross
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AI Summary
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Incarcerated individuals would be counted at their last home address before incarceration rather than at the prison location for decennial census purposes, effective beginning with the 2030 census
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Applies to individuals in State, Federal, county, or municipal correctional facilities, as well as youth correctional facilities and detention centers
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States must use the incarcerated individual's pre-incarceration residence as their place of residence for congressional redistricting purposes
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Amends Title 13, United States Code (Section 141) and the Apportionment Act of 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a)
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Introduced February 4, 2026 by Rep. Ross with 10 Democratic cosponsors; referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Judiciary Committee
Legislative Description
End Prison Gerrymandering Act
Last Action
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.
2/4/2026