3.0.0 2578 2023-01-11T13:39:58Z 2023-01-11T13:39:58Z Senate S 2018-03-20 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-03-20T21:26:23Z 2020 Census IDEA Act 115 5359 HR 2018-03-21 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Related bill CRS 2018-03-20 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-03-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2018-03-20 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-03-20 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2018-03-20 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-03-22 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2018-04-09 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2018-04-09 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-04-09 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-04-09 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-04-10 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-04-17 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2018-06-04 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-06-11 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2018-06-12 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2018-06-14 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2018-07-16 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2018-07-16 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-07-17 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-07-24 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2018-09-12 False Government Operations and Politics Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Research and development Government Operations and Politics 00 2018-03-20 Introduced in Senate 2018-12-18T20:28:46Z 2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy Act or the 2020 Census IDEA Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce, in the 2020 decennial census of population and each decennial census thereafter, from: (1) implementing any major operational design that has not been researched, studied, and tested for a period of not less than three years before the date on which the applicable census occurs; or (2) including on the questionnaire for the census any subject, type of information, or question that was not submitted to Congress.

The Government Accountability Office must determine that the subjects, types of information, and questions to be included in a decennial census have been adequately researched, studied, and tested to the same degree as in previous decennial censuses.

]]> 2020 Census IDEA Act Display Title 2020 Census IDEA Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced 2020 Census IDEA Act Short Titles as Introduced 2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy Act Introduced in Senate 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2578is/xml/BILLS-115s2578is.xml 2018-03-20 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.