Bill · H.R. 7375· House(119-HR-7375)

End Prison Gerrymandering Act

Age: 63 years

North Carolina

Introduced: 2/4/2026
Last activity: 2/4/2026 — 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.
Sponsored by: Deborah Ross
Cosponsors: - 12 - 0

Government Operations and Politics

Introduced
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What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "End Prison Gerrymandering Act," proposes changes to how the decennial census counts incarcerated individuals. It requires that people in State, Federal, county, or municipal correctional facilities, or youth detention centers, be attributed to their last usual place of residence before they were incarcerated. This change would apply beginning with the 2030 decennial census and all subsequent ones. Additionally, the bill mandates that States use this last usual residence for the purposes of congressional redistricting.

Yes· 3 of 8

Does this make elections run better?+6
The bill improves the accuracy of congressional redistricting by basing it on residential rather than incarceration locations.
Would Black Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill mitigates the political disenfranchisement that often results from prison-based population counting which affects predominantly Black communities.
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?+5
By attributing incarcerated individuals to their last usual residence, the bill seeks to correct population distributions that often disproportionately affect minority communities.