H.R. 7375 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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, Feb 4, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryChanges how census counts incarcerated people
Right now, when the government counts people for the census, it counts incarcerated individuals as living where the prison is located. This bill would change that starting in 2030. Instead, incarcerated people would be counted as living in their last home address before they went to prison. States would also have to use that same home address when they redraw voting district lines.
How it affects you
This mainly affects incarcerated people and the communities they come from. Currently, counting prisoners in the prison's location can inflate that area's population numbers and voting power, even though prisoners can't vote. By counting them at their former homes instead, this bill could shift political representation back toward the communities where incarcerated people actually lived before entering the system.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 4, 2026)
End Prison Gerrymandering Act
This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional facility or detention center to the individual's last place of residence before incarceration. Further, a state must treat such an individual's last place of residence in the state before incarceration as the individual's place of residence for purposes of congressional redistricting.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionH. R. 7375
A BILL
End Prison Gerrymandering Act
Sponsor: Rep. Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2) · Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 4, 2026: “Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.”