United States · Bill · S
S. 2578 (115th)
2020 Census IDEA Act
Introduced
20 March 2018
Last action
20 March 2018 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
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 of population and each decennial census thereafter, from: (1) implementing any major operational design that has not been researched, studied, and tested for a period of not less than 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 determine 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.
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Timeline
20 March 2018
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 20 March 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2578
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2578
- us · 115-s-2578 · source updated 6 December 2025