In conducting the 2030 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States a checkbox or other similar option for the respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for each of the members of the household of the respondent, whether that individual is— “(A) a citizen of the United States; “(B) a national of the United States but not a citizen of the United States; “(C) an alien lawfully residing in the United States; or “(D) an alien unlawfully residing in the United States.
Support legislation requiring all future decennial censuses to ask respondents to report citizenship or immigration status for each household member.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The Census Bureau could, in addition, include a question about legal status on the short-form decennial census questionnaire. The Enumeration Clause “permits Congress, and by extension the Secretary, to inquire about citizenship on the census questionnaire.” Dep't of Com. v. New York, 588 U.S. 752, 770 (2019). Including a question about legal status would accord with substantial past practice. See id. at 760. It would likewise accord with the Census Bureau's reliance on the census questionnaire to gather other information. The Census Bureau welcomes comments on the inclusion of a legal-status question on the short-form decennial census questionnaire.
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Sponsor: Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (Introduced 08/05/2025) Committees: House - Oversight and Government Reform Latest Action: House - 08/05/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced
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SEC. 2. Census of United States citizens. (a) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the Bureau of the Census, shall conduct a census of population in accordance with section 141 of title 13, United States Code, except that such census of population shall count in any tabulation of population only individuals who are citizens of the United States. (b) Citizenship question.—In conducting the census required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce shall include in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States a checkbox or other similar option for the respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for each of the members of the household of the respondent, whether such individual is a citizen of the United States.
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APRIL 21, 2026.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. COMER, from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, submitted the following R E P O R T together with MINORITY VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 151] The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 151) to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
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SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP STATUS ON DECENNIAL CENSUS. 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) In conducting the 2030 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States a checkbox or other similar option for the respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for each of the members of the household of the respondent, whether that individual is a citizen of the United States.
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Randy Fine (FL) Bill Version Introduced in House (IH)
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SEC. 4. CITIZENSHIP STATUS ON DECENNIAL CENSUS. for the respondent and for each of the members of the household
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Proposed rule; extension of comment period. Submit comments on or before November 2, 2026.
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None of the introduced bills related to a citizenship question on the census have been signed into law.
Assessments
The verified commitment describes legislation that would require citizenship or immigration-status options on the 2030 and later decennial census questionnaires. The only verified outcome evidence says none of the introduced census citizenship-question bills had been signed into law, so the promised legislative outcome had not been delivered as of 2026-10-12. No verified passage establishes a material candidate contribution beyond the commitment occurrence itself.