[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5743 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5743
To require the Bureau of the Census to revise the tabulation of the
total population by State for the 2020 decennial census counting only
citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 10, 2025
Ms. Van Duyne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To require the Bureau of the Census to revise the tabulation of the
total population by State for the 2020 decennial census counting only
citizens of the United States, 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 ``One Citizen, One Seat Act''.
SEC. 2. CITIZEN ONLY CENSUS POPULATION TABULATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall revise the
tabulation of total population by States for the 2020 decennial census
under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code, to include only
individuals who are citizens of the United States.
(b) Distribution.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to each
State the tabulation of total population for such State as revised
under subsection (a).
(c) Federal Grant Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, beginning on the date that is 60 days after the date on which
the Secretary of Commerce provides to a State the tabulation of total
population for such State as revised under subsection (a), no grant may
be awarded by the Federal Government to such State unless such State--
(1) uses only such tabulation as so revised for all
purposes for which such State would have used such tabulation
prior to such revision; and
(2) does not otherwise use such tabulation other than as so
revised.
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