Senate amendment No. 35 provides that the President may order a special census to be taken if he determines that a State or local unit of government is significantly impacted by a major population change due to a large number of legal aliens within 6 months of a regular decennial census. and that such census in those areas when conducted would be designated as the official census under all applicable law. The proposed amendment to the Senate amendment. in addition to a slight modification of the Senate language. contains. the addition requirement that representation in Congress to which each State would be entitled under the 20th Decennial Census shall be determined only on the basis of the number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens. In the opinion of the Chair. the proposed amendment represents a significant broadening of the issue presented by the Senate amendment No. 35. as it addresses not only those areas imuacted by legal immigrants within 6 months of a general census. but attempts to legislate on the issue of whether legal and illegal aliens in all areas of the United States should be counted for reapportionment of the House of Representatives. The Chair sus. tains the point of order.
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