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H.R. 5523: U.S. General Population Act

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H.R. 5523: U.S. General Population Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-06 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

U.S. General Population Act

Plain summary

U.S. General Population Act - Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement or promote measures to: (1) influence population dynamics through education systems, public health systems, professional and technical training systems, and child protection systems, and encourage the participation of the collective populace in solving the problems that affect it; (2) regulate immigration and ensure immigrant assimilation and distribution into the national environment; (3) restrict U.S. emigration when national interests so require; and (4) stimulate the establishment of strong population cores of U.S. citizens and nationals in low population density border areas. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) migration; (2) immigration; (3) a national population registry; and (4) immigration-related penalties.

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Official text

U.S. General Population Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · 5 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5523 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109