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HR 8593 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Territories Statistics Collection Equity Act

Introduced: July 29, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 29, 2022
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Territories Statistics Collection Equity Act

This bill requires implementation of a plan for federal agencies to collect and publish statistics regarding the U.S. territories in the same manner as statistics are collected and reported for the states.

Specifically, the bill directs the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy to publish a list and assessment of existing federal statistical programs that collect and publish data for the U.S. territories comparable to the states.

The council must submit to Congress a plan to collect and publish statistics regarding the territories in the same manner as statistics are collected and reported by federal agencies for the states.

The council, in coordination with agencies, must implement the plan no later than four years after enactment of this bill.

What's happening now July 29, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jul 29, 2022
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jul 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8593: Territories Statistics Collection Equity Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8593/
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"H.R. 8593: Territories Statistics Collection Equity Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8593/.
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H.R. 8593, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8593/.
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