LGBT Data Inclusion Act
Latest action · Jul 6, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 6, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
LGBT Data Inclusion Act
This bill requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to establish data standards that require:
- a determination of which existing data sets exclude information about sexual orientation and gender identity;
- an identification, and a use, of appropriate methods to include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity in surveys that facilitate categorization and voluntary participation and that preserve privacy and confidentiality; and
- a routine assessment of needed changes in survey methods related to asking such questions.
Agencies that publish reports relying on survey demographic data must include information on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Individuals shall not be: (1) required by this bill to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to an agency; or (2) subjected to fines or penalties for refusing to answer, or providing a false answer to, any survey question regarding gender identity or sexual orientation.
Nothing in this bill shall be construed to permit the use of such collected information in a manner that would adversely affect an individual.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 6, 2016 to Jul 14, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jul 6, 2016 |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 14, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 6, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Jul 6, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1570 | LGBT Data Inclusion Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 17, 2017 |
| HR 5373 | LGBT Data Inclusion Act | Related bill | May 27, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- LGBT Data Inclusion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2016Introduced in Senate
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