Bill Summary
The "Correct the Census Count Act" is a proposed bill that would amend a section of the United States Code regarding the decennial census. Under this act, individuals who are incarcerated at the time of the census would be counted as residents of their last place of residence before imprisonment. This information would be collected by consulting with state departments of corrections and the Bureau of Prisons. This amendment would take effect for the 2030 census and is intended to ensure an accurate count of the population.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could affect incarcerated individuals by attributing them to their last place of residence before incarceration for the purpose of the decennial census. This could potentially impact their representation and resources allocated to their community.
2. The legislation could also impact the accuracy of census data, as it may not accurately reflect where individuals currently reside. This could have consequences for funding and decision-making based on population data.
3. The Bureau of Prisons and State departments of corrections may need to allocate resources and time to collect the necessary information for the census, which could potentially affect their operations and budget.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3645 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3645
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, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 9, 2019
Mr. Clay (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan,
Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Rush,
Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Ms. Moore, Ms. Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Reform
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A BILL
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, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Correct the Census Count Act''.
SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.
Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g)(1) Effective beginning with the 2030 decennial census of
population, in taking any tabulation of total population by States
under subsection (a) or (c), the Secretary shall, with respect to an
individual incarcerated in a State or Federal correctional center as of
the date on which such census is taken, attribute such individual to
such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.
``(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult
with each State department of corrections and the Bureau of Prisons to
collect the information necessary to make the determination required
under paragraph (1).''.
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