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.

Bill: 113-hr-1537
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2013-04-12
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics

Congressional districts and representation

Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1537 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2013 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Richmond , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Clarke , and Mr. Scott of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 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.

1. Residence of incarcerated individuals Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (1) by resdesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) (1) Effective beginning with the 2020 decennial census of population, in taking any tabulation of total population by States under subjection (a) for purposes of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, the Secretary shall, with respect to an individual incarcerated in a State, Federal, county, or municipal 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 to collect the information necessary to make the determination required under paragraph (1). .