US HB732 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 119)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the Department of Commerce, in the 2020 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, from (1) implementing any major operational design feature 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. |
| 2019-01-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB358 (Related) 2019-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Research and development
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Research and development
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/732/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr732/BILLS-116hr732ih.pdf |
