Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7291
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies to share citizenship data.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 22, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 22, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 22, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7291
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill nullifies a July 11, 2019, executive order (1) directing all federal agencies to share citizenship information with the Department of Commerce, (2) establishing an interagency working group to improve Commerce's access to citizenship-related records in other agencies, and (3) directing Commerce to strengthen efforts to obtain citizenship-related records from states.

Text (1)
June 22, 2020
Actions (2)
06/22/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
06/22/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 12:28:58 AM