HR 7106 · 115th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

AMERICA Act

Introduced 2018-10-30· Sponsored by Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.(2018-10-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act or the AMERICA Act This bill makes the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question apply only to the extent necessary to allow the federal government to obtain the information needed for its enumeration of: (1) the population, as required by the Constitution; and (2) its citizen and noncitizen populations. Only questions included on a decennial census short form regarding enumeration of household and citizenship status shall be considered necessary to permit such an enumeration.…

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