Citizens Count Census Act of 2019

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3765 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3765

      To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that any 
  questionnaire used for a decennial census of population contains a 
        question regarding citizenship, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2019

 Mr. Comer (for himself and Mr. Jordan) 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 for a decennial census of population contains a 
        question regarding citizenship, 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 ``Citizens Count Census Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP 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 a checkbox or other similar option for respondents 
to indicate whether the respondent is a citizen or national of the 
United States.''.
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