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H.R. 7109: Equal Representation Act

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H.R. 7109: Equal Representation Act

118th Congress · introduced 2024-01-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2024-01-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 192 (2024): On Motion to Recommit, HR7109 (2024-05-08), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Equal Representation Act

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Official text

Equal Representation Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr7109.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] · 114 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 7109, Equal Representation Act (2024-05-06)

Cosponsors on this site

Warren Davidson (R-OH), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Russell Fry (R-SC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Keith Self (R-TX), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), John W. Rose (R-TN), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Mike Collins (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), August Pfluger (R-TX), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Cory Mills (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jim Banks (R-IN), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Michael Guest (R-MS), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), John R. Carter (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Roger Williams (R-TX) and 54 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr7109 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118