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H.R. 4906 115th Congress House

Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial census, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 30, 2018 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Census and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalizationImmigration status and procedures
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Jan 30, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 30, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E119)
Jan 30, 2018
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 Latest action January 30, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018

This bill prohibits questions regarding citizenship, nationality, or immigration status from being used in the decennial census. The bill does not apply to the American Community Survey.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 16, 2018
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 29, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 14, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 6, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 6, 2018
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 6, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 2, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4906: Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4906/
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"H.R. 4906: Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4906/.
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