House Oversight Chairman Comer announces hearing on U.S. Census Bureau miscounts, activities

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Wednesday his panel is looking into the Census Bureau miscounting in the 2020 census.

The Kentucky Republican said the panel will hold its first hearing on the matter on Dec. 5.

The committee will investigate statistically significant miscounts that were found in the 2020 census in 14 states by the Census Bureau’s 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey. 

The miscounts likely changed how both representation was apportioned in the House of Representatives and electoral votes were allocated among states. 

The panel will also review the Census Bureau’s activities, which include preparations for the 2030 decennial census.

"The Census Bureau’s review of the 2020 census revealed substantial miscounts and discrepancies tending to benefit Democrat-run states," Comer said. "Congress has a responsibility to conduct oversight of these massive errors to ensure they are not repeated in the 2030 census."