US HB5046 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 15 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Census Clarification and Privacy Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to include on the front of the questionnaire used in the decennial census and on the American Community Survey a statement that constitutionally, the recipient is only required to provide the number of individuals living in his or her residence and that all other questions are optional. Applies penalties for failing or neglecting to answer census or Survey questions only to an individual who: (1) willfully gives a false answer; or (2) refuses or willfully neglects to answer a question regarding the number of persons living in such individual's residence.
Title
Census Clarification and Privacy Act
Sponsors
Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO] | Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN] | Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD] | Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA] |
Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL] | Rep. John Campbell [R-CA] | Rep. Parker Griffith [R-AL] | Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX] |
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-05-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. | |
2010-04-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
Subjects
Census and government statistics
Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Right of privacy
Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Right of privacy
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5046/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5046/BILLS-111hr5046ih.pdf |