Count Only Citizens Act
Latest action · Jan 10, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2024 to Mar 7, 2024; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-GA | Mike Collins | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Jan 12, 2024 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Jan 25, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Mar 7, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2024Introduced in House
- Jan 10, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 5, January 10, 2024, page H52.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN12403 | Decennial Census and Apportionment: Frequently Asked Questions | Insight | Aug 14, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6335 | Voter Population Accuracy Act | Related bill | Nov 9, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent congressional reapportionment distortions by requiring that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the United States.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Count Only Citizens Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2024Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
