BUREAU OF THE CENSUS related term(s) Department of Commerce

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: adjust discretionary spending limits for appropriations for 2020 decennial census (see S. 2366), S612 [5FE]

Census: establish task force to review new decennial census questions and the impact on accuracy, response rates for minorities, legislative redistricting, and distribution of Federal funds (see H.R. 5292), H1651 [15MR]

——— make clear that each decennial census shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census (see S. 2580), S1845 [20MR]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 4906), H732 [30JA]

——— provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see S. 2578), S1845 [20MR] (see H.R. 5359), H1753 [21MR]

——— provide for more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census (see H.R. 5303), H1651 [15MR]

Correctional institutions: provide that individuals in prison shall, for purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 5454), H3095 [10AP]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit documents and Dept. of Justice letter relative to decision to include a question on citizenship in the decennial census (see H. Res. 877), H3833 [8MY]

Income: conduct a survey to determine income and poverty levels in the U.S. in a manner that accounts for the receipt of Federal means-tested benefits (see S. 2450), S1164 [15FE]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: improve Federal data collection by requiring collection of information on sexual orientation and gender identity in decennial census and American Community Survey (see S. 3314), S5518 [31JY]

Population: provide that the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question shall apply only to the extent necessary to obtain information needed to enumerate the population (see H.R. 7106), H9459 [30OC]

Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population growth (see H.R. 6523), H7686 [25JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3072), S3951 [14JN] (see H.R. 5952), H4728 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Census: impact of counting of illegal immigrants in 2020 census on congressional redistricting, H4287 [22MY], H5016–H5018 [8JN], H5497 [21JN]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (H.R. 4906), E119 [30JA]

Remarks in Senate

Dillingham, Steven: nomination to be Bureau of the Census Director, S8054 [2JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (S. 842), S2572 [9MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, S7382 [10DE]

——— making appropriations (S. 3072), S6203–S6205 [18SE]

Reports filed

Dept. of Commerce Transmittal of Documents and Dept. of Justice Letter on Decision To Include a Question on Citizenship in the Decennial Census: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 877) (H. Rept. 115–705), H4728 [24MY]

Nomination of Steven Dillingham To Be Bureau of the Census Director: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S6963 [14NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5952) (H. Rept. 115–704), H4728 [24MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3072) (S. Rept. 115–275), S3951 [14JN]