118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on citizenship status through the decennial census, and for other purposes.
November 9, 2023
Mr. Edwards introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability
To require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on citizenship status through the decennial census, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Voter Population Accuracy Act”.
SEC. 2. 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 or national of the United States.”.