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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5743

Rep. Van Duyne Introduces One Citizen, One Seat Act to Exclude Non-Citizens From Census Counts

One Citizen, One Seat Act

5 months ago·View on Congress.gov
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No legislative action in over 90 days.

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Key Points

  • Van Duyne introduced a bill called the One Citizen, One Seat Act that would change the 2020 Census results. It requires the government to recount the population of every state using only U.S. citizens, leaving out anyone who is not a citizen.

    From policy text

    “The Secretary of Commerce shall revise the tabulation of total population by States for the 2020 decennial census under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code, to include only individuals who are citizens of the United States.”
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  • If this becomes law, the Secretary of Commerce would have 60 days to send these new population numbers to every state. These numbers are used to decide how many representatives each state gets in Congress and how much federal tax money is sent back to local communities.

    From policy text

    “Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to each State the tabulation of total population for such State as revised under subsection (a).”
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  • States would be required to use these new citizen-only numbers for everything they do. If a state continues to use the original 2020 Census counts that included non-citizens, the federal government would block them from receiving any federal grant money.

    From policy text

    “no grant may be awarded by the Federal Government to such State unless such State-- (1) uses only such tabulation as so revised for all purposes for which such State would have used such tabulation prior to such revision; and (2) does not otherwise use such tabulation other than as so revised.”
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  • This would be a significant shift in how the U.S. has counted people for over 200 years. Currently, the Census counts every person living in the country to determine political representation and funding, regardless of their citizenship status.
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

State Impacts

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Oct 10, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oct 10, 2025

Introduced in House

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

One Citizen, One Seat Act

Bill NumberHR 5743
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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