Proposal:Census FACTS Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 117th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	S 1584
Type of Legislation	Senate Bill
Congress	117
Status	Archived — 117th Congress concluded
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Census Federal Advisory Committee on Transparency and Standards Act or the Census FACTS Act

This bill establishes the 2020 Census Federal Advisory Committee on Transparency and Standards to review 2020 Census operations and decision-making in order to make policy and legislative recommendations, assess how decisions concerning the census affected the quality and accuracy of the enumeration of the people of the United States, and consider factors related to the census that may have dampened participation in self-response.

For purposes of adopting congressional district boundaries, the legislature of a state or any entity charged by a state with recommending or adopting such boundaries shall make its recommendations or determinations using total population data counting the whole number of persons in the state.

Bill Title

Census FACTS Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2021-05-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• 2021-05-12: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

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