HR 1537 · 113th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

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 place of residence before incarceration.

Introduced 2013-04-12· Sponsored by Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.(2013-04-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires the Secretary of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, to attribute an individual who is incarcerated in a state, federal, county, or municipal correctional center as of the date on which such census is taken to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.…

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Cosponsors (6)

6 Democrats