Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1734
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics

Citizenship and naturalization

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Bureau of the Census from using questions regarding citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in the decennial census. The bill does not apply to the American Community Survey.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1734 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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 2019 . 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 . .