House Bill 5292
115th Congress(2017-2018)
2020 Census Accountability Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 15, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5292
Congress
115
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
2020 Census Accountability Act
This bill requires the Bureau of the Census to establish the Task Force on the 2020 Census, which shall report to Congress on:
- existing and potential policies and measures that promote full participation in the decennial census by all residents of the United States;
- potential negative impacts on minority populations resulting from the addition of a citizenship question to the census, including potential impacts on congressional reapportionment, legislative redistricting, and distribution of federal funds;
- civil rights issues that could be affected with the addition of a citizenship question to the census; and
- a potential decrease in participation related to the addition of citizenship questions.
The task force shall terminate following the 2020 decennial census.
March 15, 2018
03/15/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
03/15/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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