[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3600 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3600

      To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that any 
 questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population 
shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status 
    or lawful presence in the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2017

 Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that any 
 questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population 
shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status 
    or lawful presence in the United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Census Accuracy Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP OR LAWFUL PRESENCE STATUS ON CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRES.

    Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) In conducting the 2020 decennial census and each decennial 
census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any questionnaire 
distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total 
population by States--
            ``(1) a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to 
        indicate whether the respondent is a citizen or national of the 
        United States, is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in 
        the United State, is an alien who otherwise has lawful status 
        under the immigration laws, or none of these; and
            ``(2) in connection with the option relating to status 
        under the immigration laws, a question regarding which Federal 
        program or provision of law accorded the respondent such 
        status.''.
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