End Prison Gerrymandering Act
Sponsored By: Representative Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced
Summary
Counts incarcerated people at their last usual residence, not at the prison where they are held. The bill would apply this nationwide rule starting with the 2030 decennial census and would require states to use that place for congressional redistricting when the census attributes the person that way.
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- Families and communities: Population totals would shift from correctional facilities into the neighborhoods where incarcerated people last lived, changing local population counts and representation.
- States and districts: States would have to base congressional redistricting on the incarcerated person’s last usual residence in the State when the census count attributes the person to that residence.
- Census operations: The Secretary of Commerce would be required to attribute each incarcerated individual to their last usual place of residence as of the decennial census date beginning in 2030 and for all future decennial censuses.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Count incarcerated people at home
This bill would require the Census Bureau to count people who are incarcerated at their last usual home address starting with the 2030 census. States would have to use that home address for congressional redistricting when the census attributes the person to that address. Home communities could gain seats or representation. Places that host prisons could lose seats or representation.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
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
Roll Call Votes
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