COUNT Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5156 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5156 To direct the Department of Commerce and Federal agencies to collect information on citizenship status of individuals residing in the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Collins, Ms. Van Duyne, and Mr. Dunn of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Department of Commerce and Federal agencies to collect information on citizenship status of individuals residing in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Only Updated National Tally Act'' or the ``COUNT Act''. SEC. 2. POLICY. It is the policy of the United States to develop complete and accurate data on the number of citizens, noncitizens, and illegal aliens in the country. Such data is necessary to understand the effects of immigration on the country, and to inform policymakers in setting and evaluating immigration policies and laws, including evaluating proposals to address the current crisis in illegal immigration. SEC. 3. FEDERAL AGENCY ASSISTANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND MAXIMIZING CITIZENSHIP DATA. (a) In General.--Each Federal agency shall