I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3273 
To improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of vol-
untary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender iden-
tity in certain surveys, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2017 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HECK, Ms. CLARK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. 
AGUILAR, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. POCAN, Mr. SWALWELL of California, 
Ms. SPEIER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. MOORE, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. WELCH, 
Mr. TAKANO, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO-
NEY of New York, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. LEE, 
Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. KEATING, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. COHEN, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. DELAURO, Miss 
RICE of New York, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. EVANS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. MENG, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NADLER, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
BEYER, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. HIGGINS of New 
York, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. CRIST, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. BRENDAN 
F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Ms. ESTY of Connecticut) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To improve Federal population surveys by requiring the col-
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lection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual 
orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘LGBT Data Inclusion 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO COLLECT DATA ON SEXUAL ORI-
ENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. 
(a) SURVEY REQUIREMENT.—Any agency that col-
lects information through a survey that includes demo-
graphic data where subjects either self-report information 
or a knowledgeable proxy provides information about the 
subject or responds for all persons in a household shall, 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, establish data standards that require, with re-
gard to such a survey the following: 
(1) REVIEW.—The review of existing data sets 
to determine in which data sets information about 
sexual orientation and gender identity is not in-
cluded. 
(2) METHODS.—An identification of appro-
priate methods to include questions on sexual ori-
entation and gender identity in surveys that facili-
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tate categorization, voluntary participation, and pre-
serve privacy and confidentiality. 
(3) DATA COLLECTION.—The use of the appro-
priate methods identified in paragraph (2) to gather 
data on sexual orientation and gender identity. 
(4) ASSESSMENT.—The implementation of a 
process to routinely assess needed changes in survey 
methods related to asking questions on sexual ori-
entation and gender identity. 
(b) DATA REPORTS.—Any report published by an 
agency that relies on survey demographic data shall in-
clude information on sexual orientation and gender iden-
tity. 
(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information collected 
relating to the sexual orientation or gender identity of a 
survey participant shall be maintained in accordance with 
the confidentiality and privacy standards and policies for 
the protection of individuals applicable to that survey. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall 
be construed to require an individual to disclose 
their sexual orientation or gender identity to an 
agency. 
(2) EXEMPTION
FROM
PENALTY.—An indi-
vidual shall not be subject to any fine or other pen-
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alty for refusing to answer, or providing a false an-
swer to, any survey question regarding gender iden-
tity or sexual orientation, including any fine or pen-
alty under subchapter II of chapter 7 of title 13, 
United States Code. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to permit the use of information 
collected under this section in a manner that would ad-
versely affect any individual. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) DEMOGRAPHIC
DATA.—The term ‘‘demo-
graphic data’’ means information about the race or 
ethnicity, sex, and age of a survey participant or 
population. 
(3) GENDER
IDENTITY.—The term ‘‘gender 
identity’’ means an individual’s sense of being male, 
female, transgender, or another gender, as distinct 
from the individual’s sex assigned at birth. 
(4) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘‘sexual 
orientation’’ means how a person identifies in terms 
of their emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions, 
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and includes identification as straight, heterosexual, 
gay, lesbian, or bisexual, among other terms. 
(5) SURVEY.—The term ‘‘survey’’ means a data 
collection activity involving observation or question-
naires for a sample of a population and includes the 
decennial census. 
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