# 119-hr-151: Equal Representation Act of 2025

119-hr-151, Equal Representation Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-151
- Congress: 119
- Title: Equal Representation Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 66
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would require the decennial census to collect citizenship status and would** **exclude noncitizens from the population counts used to apportion Representatives and electoral votes**. It also mandates public release of state-level citizen and noncitizen totals after each census.

## Cosponsors (66)

- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] (R-NC), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Noncitizens Not Counted for Apportionment: cost, high. This bill would change apportionment rules so people who are not U.S. citizens are not counted when allocating House seats and electoral votes. The change would apply to the apportionment carried out using the 2030 decennial census and any later decennial census.
- Census citizenship question and counts: mixed, high. This bill would require the Commerce Secretary to add a citizenship checkbox to the 2030 census and every decennial census after. The checkbox must let the respondent indicate whether they and each household member are U.S. citizens. The Secretary would publish, within 120 days after each census is…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-151 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/151)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-151 (as of 2026-09-21).