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Census FACTS Act

USA117th CongressS-1584| Senate 
| Updated: 5/12/2021
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (2)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • May 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Advisory bodiesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCensus and government statisticsCongressional districts and representationCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsInfectious and parasitic diseasesNatural disastersPublic participation and lobbying

Census FACTS Act

USA117th CongressS-1584| Senate 
| Updated: 5/12/2021
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.
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Timeline
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • May 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (2)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCensus and government statisticsCongressional districts and representationCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsInfectious and parasitic diseasesNatural disastersPublic participation and lobbying