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End Prison Gerrymandering Act

USA118th CongressHR-2905| House 
| Updated: 4/26/2023
Deborah K. Ross

Deborah K. Ross

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Emilia Strong Sykes (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
End Prison Gerrymandering Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional facility or detention center to the individual's last place of residence before incarceration. Further, a state must treat such an individual's last place of residence in the state before incarceration as the individual's place of residence for purposes of congressional redistricting.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6550
End Prison Gerrymandering Act
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6550
    End Prison Gerrymandering Act


  • April 26, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 26, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.

Government Operations and Politics

End Prison Gerrymandering Act

USA118th CongressHR-2905| House 
| Updated: 4/26/2023
End Prison Gerrymandering Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional facility or detention center to the individual's last place of residence before incarceration. Further, a state must treat such an individual's last place of residence in the state before incarceration as the individual's place of residence for purposes of congressional redistricting.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6550
End Prison Gerrymandering Act
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6550
    End Prison Gerrymandering Act


  • April 26, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 26, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Deborah K. Ross

Deborah K. Ross

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Emilia Strong Sykes (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted