2020 Census IDEA Act
Latest action · Mar 20, 2018 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.
- IntroducedMar 20, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy Act or the 2020 Census IDEA Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce, in the 2020 decennial census of population and each decennial census thereafter, from: (1) implementing any major operational design that has not been researched, studied, and tested for a period of not less than three years before the date on which the applicable census occurs; or (2) including on the questionnaire for the census any subject, type of information, or question that was not submitted to Congress.
The Government Accountability Office must determine that the subjects, types of information, and questions to be included in a decennial census have been adequately researched, studied, and tested to the same degree as in previous decennial censuses.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2018 to Sep 12, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 20, 2018 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 20, 2018 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Mar 20, 2018 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jun 4, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 11, 2018 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Jul 16, 2018 |
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 Mar 20, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Mar 20, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5359 | 2020 Census IDEA Act | Related bill | Mar 21, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- 2020 Census IDEA Act
- 2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2018Introduced in Senate
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