Bill113th Congress
H.R. 1537
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.
Introduced
Apr 12, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest Action
Apr 12, 2013
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsor
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Democrat·NY-8
Bioguide ID: J000294
First Name: Hakeem
Middle Name: S.
Last Name: Jeffries
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Cosponsors
1
Committees
3
Actions
0
Amendments
0
Related Bills
3
Subjects
1
Summaries
2
Titles
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Text Versions
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 1,537
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Apr 12, 2013
- Policy Area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Is Law
- No
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: House floor actions
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Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House· Apr 12, 20130
Requires the Secretary 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.
Oversight and Accountability Committee
House· Standing
Census and government statisticsCongressional districts and representationCorrectional facilities and imprisonment
Introduced in House
Apr 12, 2013