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MACA Act

To require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on dual citizenship status through the decennial census.

Introduced Dec 5, 2025

Latest action (Dec 5, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summary

  • Requires the Census Bureau to include a question about dual citizenship status in the 2030 decennial census and all subsequent decennial censuses.
  • Directs respondents to indicate whether they and each member of their household are citizens of both the United States and another country.
  • Requires respondents to specify which other country(ies) they hold citizenship in if applicable.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

1 cosponsor

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Abraham J. Hamadeh’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $72,681
  • ENTREPRENEUR $47,483
  • PATRIOT DISPOSAL $13,013
  • CLB PARTNERS LLC $12,000
  • HOH INVESTMENT GROUP $10,100

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Abraham J. Hamadeh → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

  1. Dec 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
  2. Dec 5, 2025 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 5, 2025

Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on dual citizenship status through the decennial census.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Make Allegiances Clear Again Act” or the “MACA Act”.

SEC. 2. DUAL CITIZENSHIP STATUS ON DECENNIAL CENSUS.

Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:

“(g) In conducting the 2030 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States a checkbox or other similar option for the respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for each of the members of the household of the respondent, whether such individual is a citizen of both the United States and another country and of which other country such individual is a citizen.”. <all>

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