LGBT Data Inclusion Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (27 May 2016): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
What this bill does
The LGBT Data Inclusion Act, introduced in the House of Representatives in 2016, would require federal agencies that conduct surveys with demographic information to establish standards for collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity. This would involve identifying existing data sets that lack this information, developing methods for asking related questions that ensure voluntary participation and privacy, and regularly assessing these methods. Agencies publishing reports based on survey demographic data would also be required to include information on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Participation in these new questions would be voluntary, and individuals would not face penalties for refusing to answer or providing false information. The bill also states that any collected information would not be used in a way that adversely affects individuals. This legislation affects federal agencies that conduct surveys and the individuals who participate in them.
As of its introduction in May 2016, this bill had been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. For the bill to become law, it would need to pass the House and the Senate, and then be signed by the President.
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Official summary
LGBT Data Inclusion Act
This bill requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to establish data standards that require:
• a determination of which existing data sets exclude information about sexual orientation and gender identity;
• an identification, and a use, of appropriate methods to include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity in surveys that facilitate categorization and voluntary participation and that preserve privacy and confidentiality; and
• a routine assessment of needed changes in survey methods related to asking such questions.
Agencies that publish reports relying on survey demographic data must include information on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Individuals shall not be: (1) required by this bill to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to an agency; or (2) subjected to fines or penalties for refusing to answer, or providing a false answer to, any survey question regarding gender identity or sexual orientation.
Nothing in this bill shall be construed to permit the use of such collected information in a manner that would adversely affect an individual.
Timeline
27 May 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5373 do?
- The LGBT Data Inclusion Act, introduced in the House of Representatives in 2016, would require federal agencies that conduct surveys with demographic information to establish standards for collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity. This would involve identifying existing data sets that lack this information, developing methods for asking related questions that ensure voluntary participation and privacy, and regularly assessing these methods. Agencies publishing reports based on survey demographic data would also be required to include information on sexual orientation and gender identity. Participation in these new questions would be voluntary, and individuals would not face penalties for refusing to answer or providing false information. The bill also states that any collected information would not be used in a way that adversely affects individuals. This legislation affects federal agencies that conduct surveys and the individuals who participate in them. As of its introduction in May 2016, this bill had been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. For the bill to become law, it would need to pass the House and the Senate, and then be signed by the President.
- Has H.R. 5373 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 5373. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5373?
- H.R. 5373 was sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), with 103 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5373?
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (27 May 2016).
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