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S. 1358 116th Congress Senate

Citizens Count Census Act of 2019

Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: May 8, 2019 Introduced by: Steve Daines Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Census and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalization
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 8, 2019
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 Latest action May 8, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizens Count Census Act of 2019

This bill requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent is a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1358: Citizens Count Census Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1358/
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"S. 1358: Citizens Count Census Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1358/.
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S. 1358, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1358/.
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