End Prison Gerrymandering Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would make the Census count people in prison at their *last usual residence before incarceration*, not at the prison location, and would make states use those counts when drawing congressional districts.
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- Families and communities where incarcerated people lived would see population counts move back to their pre-incarceration neighborhoods, which can affect local representation and resource formulas.
- Rural towns and cities that host prisons could lose population in official counts and may see reduced political clout when districts are drawn.
- States and redistricting officials would be required to treat an inmate's last usual residence as that person's residence for congressional redistricting, starting with the 2030 decennial census and for every census after.
- The rule covers people in State, Federal, county, and municipal correctional facilities and also youth correctional facilities and detention centers, so juvenile counts are shifted the same way.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Count incarcerated people at home
If enacted, the Census Bureau would count people in State, Federal, county, municipal, and youth prisons at their last usual residence before incarceration. This change would begin with the 2030 decennial census and apply to every census after that. States would have to use those pre-incarceration residences when drawing congressional districts if the census attributes the person to the State. This would raise population counts and likely representation where incarcerated people lived before prison, lower counts where prisons are located, and shift some federal funding that follows census numbers.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
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