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House Bill 8326
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Sep 15, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 11, 2022
Latest Action
Sep 19, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
8326
Congress
117
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Carolyn B. Maloney
New York
Democrat
Gerry Connolly
Virginia
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on September 15, 2022
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
435
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act

This bill addresses the operations of the Bureau of the Census.

Specifically, the bill (1) permits removal of the Director of the bureau only for cause, and (2) provides statutory authority for specified advisory committees.

The bureau may not include in the census any subject, type of information, or question that was not submitted to Congress.

The bureau must submit to Congress a report biannually that (1) describes each component of the operational plan for the subsequent decennial census of population; and (2) includes a detailed statement on the status of all research, testing, and operations that are part of the bureau's comprehensive plan for the decennial census.

The bureau must submit to Congress a certification stating that any question that has not appeared on the previous two decennial censuses has been researched, studied, and tested according to established statistical policies and procedures.

The Government Accountability Office must review such certification and report to Congress on whether the questions to be included have been researched, studied, and tested according to such policies and procedures.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
September 19, 2022
Engrossed in House
September 15, 2022
Reported in House
September 9, 2022
Introduced in House
July 11, 2022
Amendments (2)
Sep 15, 2022
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 316
Amendment sought to eliminate for-cause removal requirements of the Director of the Census Bureau, strike the requirement that the Deputy Director position be a career-reserved candidate and certain qualifications for the position, and add that the Deputy act as the Director in the event of a vacancy in the Director position.
Active
Sep 15, 2022
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 315
Amendments en bloc comprised of amendments numbered 1 and 3, printed in Part E of House Report 117-464.
Agreed To
Related Bills (2)
Dec 15, 2022
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 5270
Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Sep 14, 2022
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 1339
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 302) to impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance protections for Federal Government whistleblowers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8326) to amend title 13, United States Code, to improve the operations of the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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House
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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House
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