Census Accuracy Act of 2019

Census Accuracy Act of 2019

This bill requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to determine the total population by states to include (1) a checkbox or other similar option for a respondent to indicate whether he or she is a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, is an alien who otherwise has lawful status under the immigration laws, or is none of these; and (2) a question regarding which federal program or legal provision accorded the respondent such status.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1320 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1320

      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

                           February 22, 2019

 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. 
  Duncan, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, and Mr. Gibbs) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                                 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 2019''.

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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