3.0.0 6250 2022-02-09T01:10:59Z 2022-02-09T01:10:59Z House HR 2020-03-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:H.R. 6250.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H1671]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-12T13:02:05Z 2020-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 N E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2020-03-12 True Government Operations and Politics Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Postal service U.S. Postal Service Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-03-12 Introduced in House 2020-05-28T05:38:15Z Census Form Integrity Act

This bill prohibits deceptive mail relating to the census.

Specifically, the bill prohibits solicitations by nongovernmental entities for information or the contribution of funds that bear the terms

  • census; and
  • official or other language suggesting that a response is mandatory or language implying any federal government connection, approval, or endorsement.

This bill shall not apply to matter mailed by a federal agency or mail that bears specified language on the envelope.

If the Office of the Postmaster General determines that matter has been placed in the mail in violation of this bill, it shall (1) notify the Bureau of the Census and specified congressional committees, and (2) revoke any mailing permit used by the entity that mailed it for a period of up to one year.

]]> Census Form Integrity Act Display Title Census Form Integrity Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 39, United States Code, to prohibit deceptive mail relating to the census, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Census Form Integrity Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6250ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6250ih.xml 2020-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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.