Make It Count Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7167 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7167 To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons, to prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2026 Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons, to prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, 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 ``Make It Count Act''. SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP STATUS ON DECENNIAL CENSUS. (a) In General.--Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: ``(g)(1) In conducting the 2030 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any questionnaire distributed or otherw