CENSUS Resources Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 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.
- IntroducedDec 11, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coordinating Efficiency in Nonprofit, State, and U.S. Resources Act or the CENSUS Resources Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress and the Department of Commerce one year after the 2020 decennial census regarding coordination between states, units of local government, the federal government, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out the census.
Specifically, such report shall (1) evaluate the level and quality of such cooperation, (2) identify any redundant use of funds, (3) identify best practices in such coordination, and (4) evaluate the effectiveness of such coordination in outreach to hard-to-count populations.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 26, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Feb 26, 2020 |
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 Dec 11, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 198, December 11, 2019, page H10124.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress and the Secretary of Commerce on coordination between States, units of local government, the Federal Government, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CENSUS Resources Act
- Coordinating Efficiency in Nonprofit, State, and U.S. Resources Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 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.
