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End Prison Gerrymandering Act

USA119th CongressHR-7375| House 
| Updated: 2/4/2026
Deborah K. Ross

Deborah K. Ross

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Emilia Strong Sykes (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation revises how incarcerated individuals are counted in the decennial census, aiming to address the practice of counting prisoners at facility locations. Beginning with the 2030 census, it requires the Secretary to attribute individuals in State, Federal, county, or municipal correctional facilities, or youth detention centers, to their last usual place of residence before incarceration . The bill further mandates that if an incarcerated individual is counted in a state based on this new methodology, their last usual place of residence before incarceration must be used for the purposes of congressional redistricting . This ensures that population counts for political representation accurately reflect communities rather than the geographical locations of correctional facilities.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6550
End Prison Gerrymandering Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2905
End Prison Gerrymandering Act
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2026
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6550
    End Prison Gerrymandering Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2905
    End Prison Gerrymandering Act


  • February 4, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • February 4, 2026
    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.

Government Operations and Politics

End Prison Gerrymandering Act

USA119th CongressHR-7375| House 
| Updated: 2/4/2026
This legislation revises how incarcerated individuals are counted in the decennial census, aiming to address the practice of counting prisoners at facility locations. Beginning with the 2030 census, it requires the Secretary to attribute individuals in State, Federal, county, or municipal correctional facilities, or youth detention centers, to their last usual place of residence before incarceration . The bill further mandates that if an incarcerated individual is counted in a state based on this new methodology, their last usual place of residence before incarceration must be used for the purposes of congressional redistricting . This ensures that population counts for political representation accurately reflect communities rather than the geographical locations of correctional facilities.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6550
End Prison Gerrymandering Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2905
End Prison Gerrymandering Act
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2026
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6550
    End Prison Gerrymandering Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2905
    End Prison Gerrymandering Act


  • February 4, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • February 4, 2026
    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.
Deborah K. Ross

Deborah K. Ross

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Emilia Strong Sykes (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted