To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the United States, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on February 22, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
8 Cosponsors (8 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“King Introduces Legislation to Refurbish the Pillars of American Exceptionalism”
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Rep. Steve King [R-IA4, 2013-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 31, 2020
“King Defends Census Citizenship Question in House Speech”
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Rep. Steve King [R-IA4, 2013-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 11, 2019
“Kings Census Accuracy Act Fixes Supreme Courts Delay of Census Citizenship Question”
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Rep. Steve King [R-IA4, 2013-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 27, 2019
History
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Jul 28, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3600 (115th). |
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Feb 22, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
H.R. 1320 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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