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Mark Pocan: I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…

On the recordMarch 7, 2019
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After subtitle G of title II, insert the following (and redesignate subtitle H as subtitle I): Subtitle H--Residence of Incarcerated Individuals SEC. 2701. 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 2020 decennial census of population, in taking any tabulation of total population by States under subsection (a) for purposes of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, the Secretary shall, with respect to an individual incarcerated in a State, Federal, county, or municipal 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 to collect the information necessary to make the determination required under paragraph (1).''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 172, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Pocan) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin.
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin
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Mar 7, 2019

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