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H.R. 3600 (115th): Census Accuracy Act of 2017

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About the bill

The 2020 Census could mark the first time the survey asks whether a respondent is in this country legally or not. But could that produce negative effects even for citizens?

What the bill does

The Census Accuracy Act would mandate the 2020 Census includes a checkbox for respondents to answer from one of four options: citizen, permanent resident, has been granted legal status, or none of the above.

The Census's goal has always been to count every person living in the United States at the time, regardless of their ...

Sponsor and status

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Steve King

Sponsor. Representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jul 28, 2017
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Jul 28, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on July 28, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Source
Congress.gov

Related oversight & investigations

  • The Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
    The Commerce Department announced in March 2018 that they will include a question on the 2020 Census asking all respondents whether they are U.S. citizens. The move was almost uniformly opposed by Democrats. This bill directs the Census Bureau to add a question on citizenship indicating the respondent's legal status.

History

Jul 28, 2017
 
Introduced

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Feb 22, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1320.

H.R. 3600 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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