HR 8859 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Deafblind DATA Act

Introduced Jun 27, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 27, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 27, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2024 to Nov 13, 2024; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJun 27, 2024
R-NYBrandon WilliamsOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 27, 2024
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-AKMary Sattler PeltolaOriginalJun 27, 2024
R-NYMichael LawlerOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 27, 2024
D-TXLloyd DoggettJul 11, 2024
D-KYMorgan McGarveyJul 11, 2024
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Jul 22, 2024
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickJul 22, 2024
D-MIDebbie DingellJul 22, 2024
R-TNJohn W. RoseJul 22, 2024
D-ALTerri A. SewellJul 22, 2024
D-INAndré CarsonJul 24, 2024
D-HIJill N. TokudaAug 6, 2024
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezAug 6, 2024
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordAug 9, 2024
D-NJJosh GottheimerAug 20, 2024
D-MOCori BushSep 3, 2024
R-NYMarcus J. MolinaroSep 3, 2024
R-NYAnthony D'EspositoSep 19, 2024
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOct 22, 2024
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoNov 13, 2024

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 Jun 27, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 27, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jun 27, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

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

[Pages H4410-H4411] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: H.R. 8859. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.) The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would require the U.S. Bureau of the Census to use their existing data on individual disabilities from the American Community Survey to create and publish an approximation of the U.S. deafblind population, and to report to Congress on the feasibility of expanding data collection on the deafblind population.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 108, June 27, 2024, page H4411.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on deafblind individuals, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Deafblind DATA Act
Deafblind Disabled Americans Table Approximation Act

Subjects

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Text 1

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  1. Jun 27, 2024Introduced in House

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