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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8062 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8062
To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions
on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial
census, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 24, 2026
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions
on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial
census, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Full Participation in the
Census Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CENSUS QUESTIONS ON CITIZENSHIP, NATIONALITY, OR
IMMIGRATION STATUS.
Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a questionnaire or
survey used to carry out, or in connection with, any decennial census
of population may not include any question regarding citizenship,
nationality, or immigration status of the respondent, any family member
of the respondent, or any individual living in the respondent's
household.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the survey, conducted by the
Secretary, commonly referred to as the `American Community Survey'.''.
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