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To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last usual place of residence before incarceration, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill changes how the census counts incarcerated individuals. Beginning with the 2030 decennial census, people incarcerated in federal, state, county, municipal, youth, or detention facilities will be counted as residing at their last usual place of residence before incarceration, rather than at the location of the facility where they are incarcerated. The bill also amends the law governing congressional redistricting to ensure that states use these pre-incarceration residences when determining district boundaries. This change affects how population is calculated for representation purposes. The bill applies to all censuses conducted after 2030.
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Sponsor (1)
12 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
Actions (2)
- Feb 4, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Feb 4, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2026
Ms. Ross (for herself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last usual place of residence before incarceration, and for other purposes.
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 “End Prison Gerrymandering Act”.
SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Residence.—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) Effective beginning with the 2030 decennial census of population and every census thereafter, in taking any census of population under subsection (a) the Secretary shall, with respect to an individual incarcerated in a State, Federal, county, or municipal correctional facility, or in a youth correctional facility or detention center, as of the decennial census date, attribute such individual to such individual’s last usual place of residence before incarceration.”.
(b) Use of Residence for Purposes of Congressional Redistricting.— Section 22 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress”, approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(d) If the tabulation of the number of persons in a State under subsection (a) includes an individual incarcerated in a State, Federal, county, or municipal correctional facility, or in a youth correctional facility or detention center, who is treated as a resident of the State because the tabulation attributes the individual to the individual’s last usual place of residence before incarceration, as provided under section 141(g) of title 13, United States Code, the State shall treat the individual’s last usual place of residence in the State before incarceration as the individual’s place of residence for purposes of congressional redistricting.”. <all>
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