# 119-hr-7167: Make It Count Act

119-hr-7167, Make It Count Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7167
- Congress: 119
- Title: Make It Count Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**A citizen-based count for representation is the bill’s central change.** It would add a citizenship-status checkbox to the 2030 census and future decennial censuses, and it would exclude noncitizens from the population used to apportion Representatives and Electoral Votes while limiting post-apportionment congressional redistricting. - Families and households: Every person listed on a census form would face a new checkbox to indicate whether they are a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national but not a citizen, an alien lawfully residing in the U.S., or an alien unlawfully residing in the U.S. The Census Bureau must publish state counts by those four categories within 120 days after census completion. - States and representation: Apportionment of House seats and Electoral Votes would use only citizens in the 2030 census and later censuses, excluding noncitizens from those totals. - State redistricting officials: States would generally be barred from redrawing congressional maps again until after the next apportionment, unless a court orders additional redistricting to meet constitutional or Voting Rights Act requirements (applies to redistricting after November 2024).

## Provisions PRIA read

- Census citizenship question and counts: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would require the Commerce Secretary to add a citizenship checkbox to the 2030 census and every decennial census after. Each person listed would be asked to mark one of four options: U.S. citizen; U.S. national but not a citizen; lawful resident; or unlawful resident. The Secre…
- Exclude noncitizens from apportionment and maps: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would change apportionment so people who are not U.S. citizens are excluded from the population count used to assign Representatives and Electoral College votes. That rule would apply starting with the 2030 apportionment based on the 2030 census and for every decennial apportio…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-353: Family First Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7167 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7167)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-353: Family First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-353)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7167 (as of 2026-04-21).