Proposal:2020 Census IDEA Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	HR 732
Type of Legislation	House Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy Act or the 2020 Census IDEA Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce, in the 2020 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, from (1) implementing any major operational design feature that has not been researched, studied, and tested for at least three years before the date on which the applicable census occurs; or (2) including on the questionnaire for the census any subject, type of information, or question that was not submitted to Congress.

The Government Accountability Office must certify to Congress that the subjects, types of information, and questions to be included in a decennial census have been adequately researched, studied, and tested to the same degree as in previous decennial censuses.

Bill Title

2020 Census IDEA Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2019-01-23: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
• 2019-01-23: Introduced in House
• 2019-01-23: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.