United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HR 181 — AMERICA Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act or the AMERICA Act This bill restricts application of the penalty on individuals who refuse or neglect to answer a decennial census question. The penalty shall apply only to individuals who do not answer a question included on the short form regarding household size or citizenship status.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill limits the applicability of penalties for refusing to answer certain census questions, specifying conditions under which penalties will apply.

  • 13 U.S.C. § 221

    (d)(1) The penalty under subsection (a) shall not apply to any individual who refuses or neglects to answer any question in a questionnaire, schedule, or the survey commonly referred to as the `American Community Survey' used in connection with any decennial census, except to the extent necessary to allow the Government to obtain the information needed for the enumeration of-- (A) the population, as required by the Constitution of the United States; and (B) citizen and noncitizen populations.

    This addition specifies that penalties for not answering certain census questions do not apply unless it's necessary for population enumeration.

  • 13 U.S.C. § 221

    (2) For purposes of this subsection, only questions included on a decennial census short form regarding enumeration of the household and citizenship status shall be considered necessary to permit such an enumeration.

    This defines which questions are considered necessary for enumeration, further limiting the scope of penalties.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 181 do?
Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act or the AMERICA Act This bill restricts application of the penalty on individuals who refuse or neglect to answer a decennial census question. The penalty shall apply only to individuals who do not answer a question included on the short form regarding household size or citizenship status.
Who sponsors HR 181?
HR 181 is sponsored by Hunter, Duncan D. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 181?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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