HR 3838 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act

Introduced Oct 27, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY

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Latest action · Oct 27, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 27, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 27, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalOct 27, 2015
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalOct 27, 2015
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-CAKaren BassOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalOct 27, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalOct 27, 2015
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalOct 27, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Oct 27, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 27, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Oct 27, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 158, October 27, 2015, page H7254.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 27, 2015Introduced in House

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