S. 3481 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3481 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Correct the Census Count Act. 2. Residence of incarcerated individuals 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) Effective beginning with the 2030 decennial census of population, in taking any tabulation of total population by States under subsection (a) or (c), the Secretary shall, with respect to an individual incarcerated in a State or Federal 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 and the Bureau of Prisons to collect the information necessary to make the determination required under paragraph (1). .