US Congress Senate Bill 1688 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-10-19 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fairness in Representation Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in conducting the 2010 decennial census and every decennial census thereafter, to include in any questionnaire used for the purpose of determining the total population by states, a checkbox or similar option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the United States. Requires the Secretary to adjust census figures as necessary so that those who are not U.S. citizens or are not lawfully present in the United States are not counted in tabulating population for purposes of apportioning Representatives in Congress among the states.

Fairness in Representation Act

Sen. Robert Bennett [R-UT]	Sen. Jim Bunning [R-KY]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-19		Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
2009-09-17		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2009-09-17		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9564)

HB3797 (Same As) 2009-12-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1688/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1688/BILLS-111s1688is.pdf