LGBT Data Inclusion Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (17 Jul 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What this bill does
The LGBT Data Inclusion Act would require federal agencies that conduct surveys with demographic information to develop standards for collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity. This would involve reviewing existing surveys to identify where this information is missing, determining how to ask questions on these topics in a way that encourages voluntary participation and protects privacy, and regularly assessing these methods. When agencies publish reports using demographic data, they would also need to include information on sexual orientation and gender identity, where appropriate.
This bill affects individuals who participate in federal surveys that include demographic questions. Participation in these surveys would remain voluntary, and individuals would not be required to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill explicitly states that no one would face fines or penalties for refusing to answer or providing a false answer to questions about sexual orientation or gender identity. The collected information could not be used in a way that would negatively impact an individual.
This bill was introduced in the Senate and has been referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. As of the provided information, its latest action is "Introduced."
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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.
When appropriate, 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
17 Jul 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Common questions
- What does S. 1570 do?
- The LGBT Data Inclusion Act would require federal agencies that conduct surveys with demographic information to develop standards for collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity. This would involve reviewing existing surveys to identify where this information is missing, determining how to ask questions on these topics in a way that encourages voluntary participation and protects privacy, and regularly assessing these methods. When agencies publish reports using demographic data, they would also need to include information on sexual orientation and gender identity, where appropriate. This bill affects individuals who participate in federal surveys that include demographic questions. Participation in these surveys would remain voluntary, and individuals would not be required to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill explicitly states that no one would face fines or penalties for refusing to answer or providing a false answer to questions about sexual orientation or gender identity. The collected information could not be used in a way that would negatively impact an individual. This bill was introduced in the Senate and has been referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. As of the provided information, its latest action is "Introduced."
- Has S. 1570 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1570. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1570?
- S. 1570 was sponsored by Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), with 16 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 1570?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (17 Jul 2017).
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