HR 4412 · 116th Congress 2019โ€“2021, ended

To prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau.

Latest action · Sep 19, 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 19, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill prohibits the Bureau of the Census from including information regarding U.S. citizenship in its legislative redistricting data.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Sep 19, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Sep 19, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to provide for the general welfare of the United States. Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper for carrying into execution their powers enumerated under Article I.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 151, September 19, 2019, page H7836.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2019Introduced in House

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