HR 6550 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

End Prison Gerrymandering Act

Introduced 2022-02-01· Sponsored by Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]· House

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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 Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.(2022-11-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] End Prison Gerrymandering Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional 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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Cosponsors (17)

17 Democrats
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]PA
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]MO
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]IL
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53]CA
Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]NY
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]CA
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]CA