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H.R. 10377: Make Apportionment Great Again Act

This bill would change how congressional seats are allocated among the states by counting only U.S. citizens, rather than all residents, when determining each state’s share of Representatives.

What it would change

Apportionment based on citizenship: It would amend existing law so that people who are not U.S. citizens are excluded from the population count used to divide House seats among the states.
Recalculation of the 2020 census apportionment: The Secretary of Commerce would be required to revise the 2020 census population totals for apportionment purposes by January 31, 2027, or by March 31, 2027 if more time is needed because of data limitations.
New seat allocation: After the revised totals are completed, the President would transmit a new statement to Congress showing how many Representatives each state would have under the citizenship-based count.
Use of existing data: The Commerce Secretary would not have to redo the census. Instead, the department would use official federal and state data and records, and could use statistical methods such as matching or imputation to identify citizenship status.
State and federal information sharing: Federal agencies and states would be required, when asked and where allowed by law, to provide relevant official records that could help determine citizenship or immigration status.
Protection for the revised apportionment: Any change in House seat counts made under this process would be presumed lawful unless a court finds a clear statutory or constitutional violation.

Future census requirement

Citizenship question: Beginning with the 2030 decennial census, and every census after that, census forms would have to include a way for each household member to identify whether they are:
- a U.S. citizen,
- a U.S. national who is not a citizen,
- a lawful noncitizen resident, or
- an unlawfully residing noncitizen.
Public release of citizenship breakdowns: Within 120 days after each decennial census, the Census Bureau would have to publicly release state-by-state population counts broken down into those four categories.

Legal process for challenges

Expedited court review: Lawsuits challenging the bill would be handled quickly by a three-judge federal district court panel.
Direct Supreme Court appeal: Appeals from that panel would go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Federal jurisdiction and removal: Federal courts would have original jurisdiction over such cases, and cases filed in state court could be moved to federal court.

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Actions

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Date	Action
Sep. 15, 2026	Introduced in House
Sep. 15, 2026	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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