3.0.0 1570 2023-01-11T13:37:06Z 2023-01-11T13:37:06Z Senate S 2017-07-17 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-17T20:42:07Z LGBT Data Inclusion Act 115 3273 HR 2017-07-17 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Related bill CRS 2017-07-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-07-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-07-17 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2017-07-17 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-07-17 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2017-07-17 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-07-17 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-07-17 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-07-17 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-07-17 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2017-07-17 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-07-17 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2017-07-17 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-07-17 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-07-17 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-07-17 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-07-17 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-12-11 False Government Operations and Politics Census and government statistics Government information and archives Right of privacy Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-07-17 Introduced in Senate 2017-10-24T15:34:37Z LGBT Data Inclusion Act

This bill requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to establish data standards that require:

  • a determination of which existing data sets exclude information about sexual orientation and gender identity;
  • an identification, and a use, of appropriate methods to include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity in surveys that facilitate categorization and voluntary participation and that preserve privacy and confidentiality; and
  • a routine assessment of needed changes in survey methods related to asking such questions.

When appropriate, agencies that publish reports relying on survey demographic data must include information on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Individuals shall not be: (1) required by this bill to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to an agency; or (2) subjected to fines or penalties for refusing to answer, or providing a false answer to, any survey question regarding gender identity or sexual orientation.

Nothing in this bill shall be construed to permit the use of such collected information in a manner that would adversely affect an individual.

]]> LGBT Data Inclusion Act Display Title LGBT Data Inclusion Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced LGBT Data Inclusion Act Introduced in Senate 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1570is/xml/BILLS-115s1570is.xml 2017-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.