To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies to share citizenship data.
Latest action · Jun 22, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill nullifies a July 11, 2019, executive order (1) directing all federal agencies to share citizenship information with the Department of Commerce, (2) establishing an interagency working group to improve Commerce's access to citizenship-related records in other agencies, and (3) directing Commerce to strengthen efforts to obtain citizenship-related records from states.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 22, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Jun 22, 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 Jun 22, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2020Referred 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. 166, no. 114, June 22, 2020, page H2414.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2233 | A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies to share citizenship data. | Identical bill | Jul 23, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies to share citizenship data.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2020Introduced 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.
