Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement about his support for H.R.7109, the Equal Representation Act. H.R. 7109 ensures that only legal American citizens are factored into the official count for congressional districts and the Electoral College map that determines the outcome of presidential elections. From 2019-2023, Congressman Fleischmann served as the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Rep. Fleischmann continues to be a leading border security advocate in Congress.
"Since Day 1 of this Administration, President Biden and D.C. Democrats have gone out of their way to open our borders and incentivize millions of illegal aliens to break into our country. Currently, illegal immigrants are counted towards congressional district apportionment and allocation of Electoral College votes, which is unacceptable. For every illegal immigrant that is counted towards congressional apportionment or the allocation of Electoral College votes, a legal American citizen is disenfranchised of their right to be properly represented," said Rep. Fleischmann.
"The basic function of the once-a-decade census is to get an accurate count of legal American citizens to determine Congressional representation and how many Electoral College votes each state will receive. By including illegals in the Census Bureau's count, American citizens nationwide are disenfranchised, and confidence in our elections and governing institutions is diminished. I am proud to support this commonsense bill that not only protects every American's right to be properly represented in their government but will also help disincentivize illegal immigrants to make the journey to come to our county and illegally cross our borders."
HR 7109 - The Equal Representation Act:
- Requires that the Census Bureau include a citizenship question on any future census to provide a greater understanding of the U.S. population and delineate between citizens and non-citizens for apportionment purposes.
- Prohibits non-citizens from being counted for purposes of congressional district and Electoral College apportionment.
- Requires that the Census Bureau publicly report on certain demographic data.
- Is the House companion bill to S. 3659, the Equal Representation Act, introduced in the Senate by Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty.
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://fleischmann.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-fleischmann-supports-bill-to-end-counting-of-illegal-aliens-in-electoral-college-votes-and-congressional-apportionment