3.0.0 2450 2023-01-11T13:40:24Z 2023-01-11T13:40:24Z Senate S 2018-02-15 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-02-15T21:24:14Z 2018-02-15 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2018-02-15 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-02-15 True Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 00 2018-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-12T14:35:07Z Poverty Measurement Improvement Act

This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, for each of FY2019-FY2028, to conduct a new survey of income and poverty in the United States and to supplement and verify the information obtained using data from the most recent available Current Population Survey (CPS), data furnished by state and federal agencies that administer such benefits, and income-tax data. The Census Bureau shall include in the survey questions related to whether an individual has previously been incarcerated or is on probation. In addition, the Census Bureau shall: (1) collect data from the appropriate administering agencies regarding the income of, and federal means-tested benefits received by, individuals who have previously been incarcerated or are on probation; (2) produce tables and graphs showing for each year the poverty rates and related data calculated using the survey responses and other information collected; and (3) create a database that contains data from the survey, data from the most recent available CPS, and data furnished by administering agencies. 

State agencies that administer federal means-tested benefits shall report annually on the benefits received by each household.

The Census Bureau must annually provide specified summary statistics comparing income levels to consumption habits.

]]> Poverty Measurement Improvement Act Display Title Poverty Measurement Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Bureau of the Census to conduct a survey to determine income and poverty levels in the United States in a manner that accounts for the receipt of Federal means-tested benefits, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Poverty Measurement Improvement Act Introduced in Senate 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2450is/xml/BILLS-115s2450is.xml 2018-02-15 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.