MACA Act

119 HR 6486 IH: Make Allegiances Clear Again Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-12-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6486 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 5, 2025 Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on dual citizenship status through the decennial census. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make Allegiances Clear Again Act or the MACA Act . 2. Dual citizenship status on decennial census 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) In conducting the 2030 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States a checkbox or other similar option for the respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for each of the members of the household of the respondent, whether such individual is a citizen of both the United States and another country and of which other country such individual is a citizen. .