The Senate, predominantly guided by Democratic leadership, was not successful in passing a proposal presented by the GOP. This legislation aimed at excluding all forms of illegal immigration from being considered in the census count, a critical statistic that directly influences the apportionment of House seats for each state. The main advocate of this proposal was Senator Bill Hagerty, a Republican from Tennessee who suggested this amendment as a part of the larger budget spend of $460 billion.

Hagerty's proposal indeed carried a few significant specifics. The amendment requested the Census Bureau to always include a question regarding citizenship within all future census documentation. Along with this, it sought to restrict non-US citizens from being included when determining allocation for congressional districts and seats in the Electoral College.

The implications of such an amendment would go beyond merely keeping non-citizens out of consideration, it further aimed to exclude even legal immigrants who hold temporary visas or green cards from the census count. Above all, it sought to put a stop to including illegal immigrants in the census count, a situation that the bill sought to address with urgency.

What served as a prompt for this proposed legislation was the massive surge in new entries into the United States following the initial changes made by President Joe Biden. He replaced nearly all previous immigration and border security policies set by his predecessor, President Donald Trump, seemingly overnight.

The Senate, predominantly guided by Democratic leadership, was not successful in passing a proposal presented by the GOP. This legislation aimed at excluding all forms of illegal immigration from being considered in the census count, a critical statistic that directly influences the apportionment of House seats for each state. The main advocate of this proposal was Senator Bill Hagerty, a Republican from Tennessee who suggested this amendment as a part of the larger budget spend of $460 billion.
Hagerty's proposal indeed carried a few significant specifics. The amendment requested the Census Bureau to always include a question regarding citizenship within all future census documentation. Along with this, it sought to restrict non-US citizens from being included when determining allocation for congressional districts and seats in the Electoral College.
The implications of such an amendment would go beyond merely keeping non-citizens out of consideration, it further aimed to exclude even legal immigrants who hold temporary visas or green cards from the census count. Above all, it sought to put a stop to including illegal immigrants in the census count, a situation that the bill sought to address with urgency.
What served as a prompt for this proposed legislation was the massive surge in new entries into the United States following the initial changes made by President Joe Biden. He replaced nearly all previous immigration and border security policies set by his predecessor, President Donald Trump, seemingly overnight.

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