The Equal Representation Act: A Bill to Change How America Counts Its People
By Marge | Published 2025-12-12T16:01:14.46+00:00
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North Carolina -- December 12, 2025: The Equal Representation Act (H.R. 7109) proposes a fundamental change to how the United States allocates political power and federal resources among the states. The bill, sponsored by North Carolina Representative Chuck Edwards and co-sponsored by over 100 Republicans, seeks to alter the definition of "population" used for the decennial census, a change that has ignited a major political and constitutional debate.
The Bill’s Core ProposalThe Equal Representation Act is designed to change the metric used for apportionment—the process of dividing the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the corresponding Electoral College votes among the states.Current Law (The Status Quo): The U.S. Constitution, under the Fourteenth Amendment, requires that apportionment be based on the "whole number of persons" residing in each state. This count includes all residents: U.S. citizens, legal permanent resident