Census Clarification and Privacy Act

Summary

Census Clarification and Privacy Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to include on the front of the questionnaire used in the decennial census and on the American Community Survey a statement that constitutionally, the recipient is only required to provide the number of individuals living in his or her residence and that all other questions are optional. Applies penalties for failing or neglecting to answer census or Survey questions only to an individual who: (1) willfully gives a false answer; or (2) refuses or willfully neglects to answer a question regarding the number of persons living in such individual's residence.

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Timeline

1. 15 April 2010

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 April 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 April 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 May 2010

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 15 April 2010 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 April 2010

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 April 2010

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 April 2010

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Sponsors

• Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Griffith, Parker [D-AL-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
• Bill Posey · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
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