The Make Allegiances Clear Again Act (MACA Act) would require the U.S. Census Bureau to add a question about dual citizenship to the decennial census (the national count conducted every 10 years). Starting with the 2030 census and continuing in all future decennial censuses, households would be asked to report whether any household members hold citizenship in both the United States and another country, and if so, which country. The bill applies to all U.S. residents participating in the census and would be implemented by the Census Bureau, though it contains no specific funding allocation or timeline beyond the 2030 census date. This change to the census questionnaire would provide the federal government with detailed information about the prevalence of dual citizenship across the American population.
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