US HB5359 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-0)
Status: Introduced on March 21 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 21 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
2020 Census IDEA Act 2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy Act This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce, in the 2020 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, from: (1) implementing any major operational design that has not been researched, studied, and tested for at least three years before the date on which the applicable census occurs; or (2) including on the questionnaire for the census any subject, type of information, or question that was not submitted to Congress. The Government Accountability Office must certify to Congress that the subjects, types of information, and questions to be included in a decennial census have been adequately researched, studied, and tested to the same degree as in previous decennial censuses.
Title
2020 Census IDEA Act 2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
| 2018-03-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2578 (Related) 2018-03-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5359/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5359/BILLS-115hr5359ih.pdf |
