{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://edwards.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-edwards-equal-representation-act-passes-out-committee", "Congressman Edwards' Equal Representation Act Passes Out of Committee", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Chuck Edwards", "E000246", "edwards.house.gov", "edwards", "https://edwards.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced his legislation, the Equal Representation Act, has passed out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The bill aims to ensure fair and equal representation for U.S. citizens by including a citizenship question on the decennial census and excluding non-citizens from congressional apportionment.\n\nStarting with the 2030 census, the bill requires respondents indicate whether they or members of their household are United States citizens. Within 120 days of the census, the Secretary of Commerce must publicly release statistics on citizenship status by state.\n\n\u201cOur democracy works best when every citizen\u2019s voice is heard fairly. The Equal Representation Act makes sure congressional representation reflects the people who have the right to vote, not those who don\u2019t,\u201d said Congressman Edwards. \u201cAmericans deserve fair and equal representation, something that will not be possible until we eliminate the influence of noncitizens in our elections.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://edwards.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-edwards-equal-representation-act-passes-out-committee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4071438927203417, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}