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H.R. 5292 115th Congress House

2020 Census Accountability Act

Official title: To establish a task force to review new decennial census questions and their impact on response rates for minorities, the accuracy of the census, redistricting… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a task force to review new decennial census questions and their impact on response rates for minorities, the accuracy of the census, redistricting, costs and funding distribution, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 15, 2018 Introduced by: Darren Soto Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodiesCensus and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional districts and representation
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 Latest action March 15, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

2020 Census Accountability Act

This bill requires the Bureau of the Census to establish the Task Force on the 2020 Census, which shall report to Congress on:

  • existing and potential policies and measures that promote full participation in the decennial census by all residents of the United States;
  • potential negative impacts on minority populations resulting from the addition of a citizenship question to the census, including potential impacts on congressional reapportionment, legislative redistricting, and distribution of federal funds;
  • civil rights issues that could be affected with the addition of a citizenship question to the census; and
  • a potential decrease in participation related to the addition of citizenship questions.

The task force shall terminate following the 2020 decennial census.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 23
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 23, 2018
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 11, 2018
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 16, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2018
Lee, Barbara
· Apr 24, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Apr 16, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 13, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Apr 12, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 12, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 10, 2018
PRICE, DAVID
· Apr 10, 2018
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Apr 10, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2018
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 15, 2018
Cárdenas, Tony
· Mar 15, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 15, 2018
Lawson, Al
· Mar 15, 2018
Napolitano, Grace
· Mar 15, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 15, 2018
Payne, Donald
· Mar 15, 2018
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 15, 2018
Sablan, Gregorio
· Mar 15, 2018
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 15, 2018
Vela, Filemon
· Mar 15, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5292: 2020 Census Accountability Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5292/
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"H.R. 5292: 2020 Census Accountability Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5292/.
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