Citizens Count Census Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 16, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Citizens Count Census Act of 2019
This bill requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent is a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 16, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Jul 16, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5842Lists H5912H.R. 3765–3787 | James Comer R-KY, Jim Jordan R-OH, Rob Woodall R-GA | Jul 16, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 119, July 16, 2019, page H5912.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1320 | Census Accuracy Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 22, 2019 |
| S 1358 | Citizens Count Census Act of 2019 | Identical bill | May 8, 2019 |
| HR 9064 | Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 31, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that any questionnaire used for a decennial census of population contains a question regarding citizenship, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Citizens Count Census Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
