US Congress Senate Bill 3134 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on July 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

LGBT Data Inclusion Act This bill requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to establish data standards that require: a determination of which existing data sets exclude information about sexual orientation and gender identity; an identification, and a use, of appropriate methods to include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity in surveys that facilitate categorization and voluntary participation and that preserve privacy and confidentiality; and a routine assessment of needed changes in survey methods related to asking such questions. Agencies that publish reports relying on survey demographic data must include information on sexual orientation and gender identity. Individuals shall not be: (1) required by this bill to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to an agency; or (2) subjected to fines or penalties for refusing to answer, or providing a false answer to, any survey question regarding gender identity or sexual orientation. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to permit the use of such collected information in a manner that would adversely affect an individual.

LGBT Data Inclusion Act

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3134/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3134/BILLS-114s3134is.pdf