The Equal Representation Act passed the House by a vote of two hundred and six to two hundred and two, along party lines.
Chuck Edwards, who introduced the bill in January, called it commonsense that only U.S. citizens be counted when it comes to representation.
Currently, anyone who participates in the census every ten years including non-citizens and undocumented immigrants is counted for redistricting.
The White House has been strongly opposed to putting a citizenship question on the census, saying it would be too costly.
