To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6446
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2020-04-03
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Census and government statistics

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-04-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population.</p> <p>Specifically, the President may suspend census activities, including in-person interviews and reporting deadlines, until the earlier of the date on which</p> <ul> <li> the President determines that the threat of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) has subsided such that a suspension is no longer necessary; or</li> <li>the national emergency declared on March 13, 2020, relating to COVID-19 is terminated.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6446 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2020 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other purposes.

1. Temporary suspension of 2020 decennial census of population (a) In general The President may suspend, for the covered period, activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population, including— (1) in-person interviews; and (2) reporting deadlines. (b) Covered period defined In this section, the term covered period means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier of— (1) the date on which the President, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines that the threat of COVID–19 has subsided such that a suspension pursuant to subsection (a) is no longer necessary; or (2) the date on which the national emergency declared on March 13, 2020, and relating to COVID–19 is terminated pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1622 ).