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H. Rept. 119-619 1 (2026-04-21)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session  J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           119-619







                                EQUAL REPRESENTATION ACT OF 2025




                     APRIL 21, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                       Mr. COMER,  from the Committee   on Oversight and  Government
                                      Reform,  submitted the following


                                              REPORT


                                                together with


                                            MINORITY VIEWS

                                            [To accompany H.R. 151]

                      The  Committee   on Oversight  and  Government   Reform,  to whom
                    was  referred the bill (H.R. 151) to require a citizenship question on
                    the decennial  census, to require reporting on certain census statis-
                    tics, and to modify  apportionment   of Representatives to be  based
                    on  United States citizens instead of all persons, having considered
                    the  same, reports favorably  thereon with  an amendment and rec-
                    ommends that   the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                     Page
                    Summary  and Purpose of Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis  ....................................................................................  6
                    Legislative H istory  ..................................................................................................  7
                    Com m ittee Consideration  ........................................................................................  8
                    R oll C all  V otes  ........................................................................................................ .  8
                    Explanation of Am endm ents  ...................................................................................  10
                    List of Related  Comm ittee  Hearings  .....................................................................  10
                    Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the Committee ......        10
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  10
                    Application of Law  to  the  Legislative  Branch  .......................................................  10
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ...........................................................................  10
                    Federal Advisory Committee Act Statement     .........................................................  11
                    Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Statement .........................................................  11
                    Earm ark Identification  ...........................................................................................  11
                    Com m ittee Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  11
                    New Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ..........      11
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            11
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