CENSUS

Amendments

Bureau of the Census: improve operations (H.R. 8326), H7838, H7839 [14SE]

——— improve operations (H.R. 8326), consideration (H. Res. 1339), H7812 [14SE]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (H.R. 4176), H5862, H5866, H5867 [23JN]

——— improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (H.R. 4176), consideration (H. Res. 1191), H5750 [22JN]

Articles and editorials

Census Bureau’s First Ever Data on LGBTQ+ People Indicates Deep Disparities, H5864 [23JN]

Collecting Data About LGBTQI+ and Other Sexual and Gender-Diverse Communities, H5863 [23JN]

LGBTQ+ Americans Aren’t Fully Counted by the Government. That’s a Big Problem, H5747 [22JN]

New Survey Data Shows LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Crisis, H5864 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of the Census: improve operations (see S. 5270), S7252 [15DE] (see H.R. 8326), H5945 [11JY]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in decennial census (see H.R. 7805), H5097 [17MY]

Congress: provide for redistricting reform (see S. 5335), S9778 [21DE]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (H.R. 4176), consideration (see H. Res. 1191), H5733 [21JN]

——— require that individual incarcerated on date on which decennial census is taken shall be attributed to last place of residence prior to incarceration (see H.R. 6550), H330 [1FE]

Telecommunications: preserve Tribal and Native Hawaiian access to spectrum over Tribal lands and expedite deployment of telecommunication services for critical government services, national emergencies, voting, and census (see S. 5321), S9625 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of the Census: improve operations (H.R. 8326), consideration (see H. Res. 1339), H7782 [13SE]

Letters

Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act: Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), H7834 [14SE]

——— Sonalde Desai and Sara R. Curran, Population Association of America, H7835 [14SE]

LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act: several organizations, H5749 [22JN]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on Biggs motion to recommit H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, H5870 [23JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on Danny K. Davis amendment to H.R. 8326, Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act, H7859 [15SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, H5752 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1339, consideration of H.R. 8326, Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act, H7814 [14SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, H5871 [23JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8326, Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act, H7860 [15SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Hice amendment to H.R. 8326, Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act, H7859 [15SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Jackson Lee amendment to H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, H5868 [23JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on Maloney of New York amendment to H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, H5869 [23JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, H5751 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1339, consideration of H.R. 8326, Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act, H7813 [14SE]

Motions

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (H.R. 4176), H5869 [23JN]

Remarks in House

Bureau of the Census: appoint official with responsibility to optimize racial and ethnic equity in decennial census, H7837, H7839 [14SE], H7953 [19SE]

——— eliminate for-cause removal requirements of Director and certain position requirements for Deputy Director, allow for Deputy to act as Director in event of Director vacancy, and cap number of political appointees, H7839, H7840 [14SE]

——— improve operations (H.R. 8326), H7833–H7840 [14SE], H7953 [19SE]

——— improve operations (H.R. 8326), consideration (H. Res. 1339), H7804–H7814 [14SE]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in decennial census, H7836 [14SE]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in decennial census (H.R. 7805), E516 [17MY]

——— report to Congress on current processes for consulting and engaging with jurisdictions and local partners in conducting decennial census, H7839 [14SE]

Courts: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of question about citizenship in decennial census, H5860, H5861 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: base Community Services Block Grant Program allocations on most recent census poverty data, H4942 [13MY]

GAO: require report to Congress on impact of provision of services by agencies to persons according to their gender identity, sexual orientation, and variations in sex characteristics, H5862–H5866 [23JN]

Population: clarify that when applicable, Federal surveys should gather information from knowledgeable proxy of deceased LGBTQI+ individual, H5866, H5867 [23JN]

——— establish data standards and protocols for agencies collecting information through covered surveys for anonymizing data collected and destroying personally-identifiable information, H5867 [23JN]

——— improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (H.R. 4176), H5633 [16JN], H5813 [22JN], H5829, H5856–H5871 [23JN], H8054 [21SE]

——— improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (H.R. 4176), consideration (H. Res. 1191), H5745–H5752 [22JN], E659 [23JN]

——— require Federal population surveys collecting voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity to include question about citizenship, H5859–H5861 [23JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1191) (H. Rept. 117–381), H5733 [21JN]

Consideration of H.R. 8326, Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1339) (H. Rept. 117–464), H7782 [13SE]

Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act: Committee on Oversight and Reform (House) (H.R. 8326) (H. Rept. 117–456), H7740 [9SE]

LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act: Committee on Oversight and Reform (House) (H.R. 4176) (H. Rept. 117–378), H5733 [21JN]

Statements

Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act: several former Census Bureau Directors, H7834 [14SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, H5745 [22JN]

H. Res. 1339, consideration of H.R. 8326, Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act, H7804 [14SE]

H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, H5856 [23JN]

H.R. 8326, Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act, H7837 [14SE]