HR 3838 · 114th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act

Introduced 2015-10-27· Sponsored by Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]· House

Bill Progress

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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.(2015-10-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act This bill requires the Department 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 (20)

20 Democrats
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]CA
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]TX
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]LA
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]NC
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]TX
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]MO