Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4906
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-01-30
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics

Citizenship and naturalization

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits questions regarding citizenship, nationality, or immigration status from being used in the decennial census. The bill does not apply to the American Community Survey.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4906 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2018 Ms. Norton (for herself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial census, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018 . 2. Prohibiting census questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a questionnaire or survey used to carry out, or in connection with, any decennial census of population may not include any question regarding citizenship, nationality, or immigration status of the respondent, any family member of the respondent, or any individual living in the respondent’s household. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the survey, conducted by the Secretary, commonly referred to as the American Community Survey . .